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Burton Bushes enclosure is a Romano-British earthwork monument situated on Westwood Common in Yorkshire. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by defensive banks and ditches, typical of Romano-British settlement and land management practices in northern Britain during the first to fourth centuries AD. Such enclosures served various functions including stock control, settlement definition, and territorial demarcation during the period of Roman military and administrative presence in the region. The earthwork remains archaeologically significant as evidence of rural settlement patterns and agricultural organisation in Roman Yorkshire.
Romano-British enclosure in Burton Bushes, Westwood Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014001. View the official record →
Burton Bushes enclosure is a Romano-British earthwork monument situated on Westwood Common in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014001.
Romano-British enclosure in Burton Bushes, Westwood Common 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 1014001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (2.1 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm (2.5 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Bentley cross (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British enclosure in Burton Bushes, Westwood Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Romano-British enclosure in Burton Bushes, Westwood Common stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.