Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman site in Normangate Field

Roman site in Normangate Field

England
List entry 1006864
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006864
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
41.1 hectares
Grid reference
TL 11269 98173, TL 11708 97933, TL 11701 97646
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Normangate Field Roman site is a Romano-British settlement located near Castor in Northamptonshire, positioned close to the Roman road known as the Ermine Street. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of occupation during the Roman period, including pottery and other domestic finds that indicate settlement activity. The monument represents an important example of rural Romano-British habitation in the East Midlands region, contributing to understanding of provincial life during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Roman site in Normangate Field is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006864. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman site in Normangate Field?

Normangate Field Roman site is a Romano-British settlement located near Castor in Northamptonshire, positioned close to the Roman road known as the Ermine Street. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006864.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman site in Normangate Field?

Roman site in Normangate Field is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006864.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman site in Normangate Field?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two churchyard crosses (5 km), Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's Manor (5.2 km), Earthworks of deserted medieval village (6.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Roman site in Normangate Field

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman site in Normangate Field

Roman site in Normangate Field stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.