Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, 800m SSE of Bridge House

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History & significance

This Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, located 800 metres south-southeast of Bridge House in Northumberland, represents occupation spanning from the Iron Age through the Roman period. The site is characterised by the remains of a palisaded enclosure from the pre-Roman Iron Age, succeeded by Romano-British agricultural structures typical of native settlement patterns during the first and second centuries AD. The farmstead demonstrates the continuity of settlement on this location across the transition from Iron Age to Romano-British occupation, illustrating patterns of rural land use and indigenous adaptation to Roman provincial administration in northern England. The site's archaeological significance lies in its evidence for Iron Age defensive structures and the subsequent development of Romano-British farming practices on the same landscape.

Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, 800m SSE of Bridge House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008984. View the official record →

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