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

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

England
List entry 1008899
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008899
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.77 hectares
Grid reference
NY 45152 06890
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn is a Romano-British rural settlement located in Westmorland. The site comprises stone hut circles within an enclosure, representing a form of domestic and agricultural occupation characteristic of the Romano-British period in northern England. Such settlements document the continuation of native settlement patterns and agricultural practice during the Roman occupation, with local communities maintaining traditional roundhouse structures rather than adopting Romano-Mediterranean building forms. The monument's survival as earthwork remains provides evidence for the archaeological understanding of rural life and settlement hierarchy in the northern frontier region during the Romano-British era.

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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Questions & answers

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

The Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn is a Romano-British rural settlement located in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008899.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn.?

Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn. 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 1008899.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 60m east of Hagg Gill (2.4 km), Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill (2.4 km), Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill (2.5 km).

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Monuments
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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
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The ground beneath

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

Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn. stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.