Romano-British farmstead, 300m north of Buteland

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History & significance

The Romano-British farmstead located 300 metres north of Buteland in Northumberland is a scheduled ancient monument representing rural settlement activity during the Roman occupation of Britain. The site comprises the remains of agricultural buildings and associated features characteristic of Romano-British farm complexes, which typically combined Roman and native British construction and land management practices. Dating to the Roman period, roughly the first to fourth centuries AD, the farmstead provides evidence for the exploitation of the Northumberland landscape during Roman rule and the integration of local populations into the wider Roman economic system. The monument's preservation as a scheduled site reflects its importance for understanding Romano-British rural life and settlement patterns beyond the military installations that dominate the archaeological record of northern Britain.

Romano-British farmstead, 300m north of Buteland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009675. View the official record →

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