Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton

Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton

England
List entry 1007446
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007446
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.78 hectares
Grid reference
NU 12399 16663
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British enclosed settlement 800 metres north-west of East Bolton is a rectangular defensive structure dating to the Romano-British period. The site comprises an enclosure formed by banks and ditches, characteristic of rural settlements established during the occupation of northern Britain by Roman forces. Located in Northumberland, this monument represents the type of fortified farmstead or vicus settlement that emerged in the region during the second and third centuries AD, reflecting Romano-British agricultural and defensive practices. The surviving earthwork remains provide evidence of how indigenous and Romano-British populations adapted settlement patterns and architectural conventions during the imperial period in northern Britain.

Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007446. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton?

The Romano-British enclosed settlement 800 metres north-west of East Bolton is a rectangular defensive structure dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007446.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton?

Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton 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 1007446.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement, 700m south east of Glen Aln (4.9 km), Learchild Roman fort (5.8 km), Prehistoric rock art and Runic inscription in Lemmington Wood (5.9 km).

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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton

Romano-British enclosed settlement, 800m NW of East Bolton stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.