Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn.

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History & significance

The Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn is a settlement site dating to the Romano-British period, located in Westmorland. The site comprises stone hut circles situated within an enclosure, representing the domestic and agricultural focus of a Romano-British farming community. Such settlements are characteristic of Romano-British rural occupation in the upland regions of northern England, where indigenous populations continued traditional settlement patterns alongside Roman administrative presence. The stone construction of the hut circles and their enclosed arrangement reflect the adaptation of Iron Age settlement traditions to the Romano-British period.

Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008899. View the official record →

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