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A Romano-British farmstead situated 260 metres west of Plashetts Farm in Northumberland is a scheduled ancient monument representing domestic and agricultural settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain. The site dates to the Romano-British period and comprises the structural remains of a farmstead economy of that era. Its location in Northumberland places it within the broader context of Roman settlement patterns in the north of Britain, where such farmsteads formed part of the agricultural infrastructure supporting both military and civilian populations. The monument survives as earthwork or buried archaeological deposits that provide evidence of Romano-British rural settlement practices and land use in the region.
Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011555. View the official record →
A Romano-British farmstead situated 260 metres west of Plashetts Farm in Northumberland is a scheduled ancient monument representing domestic and agricultural settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts Farm 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 1011555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell (5.7 km), Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell (5.7 km), Univallate hillfort in Oxhill Plantation, 450m north-east of Great Swinburne (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts Farm'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 farmstead 260m west of Plashetts Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.