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Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland dating to the Romano-British period. The site consists of the remains of a Romano-British agricultural settlement, representing the material culture and land-use practices of communities living in northern Britain during the Roman occupation. Such farmsteads typically comprised domestic structures, enclosures, and associated field systems that demonstrate the integration of native agricultural communities within the Roman provincial economy. The monument's survival in the landscape provides evidence for rural settlement patterns and farming practices in this frontier region of Roman Britain.
Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009694. View the official record →
Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland dating to the Romano-British period.
Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir 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 1009694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of medieval bridge, Chollerford (7 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between St Oswald's Cottages, east of Brunton Gate and the North Tyne in wall miles 25, 26 and 27 (7.5 km), The Roman fort, vicus, bridge abutments and associated remains of Hadrian's Wall at Chesters in wall mile 27 (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir'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, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.