Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg

Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg

England
List entry 1009108
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009108
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
NY 95474 84223
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British farmstead and later steadings 800 metres north-north-west of Ferneyrigg is a multi-period agricultural settlement in Northumberland that demonstrates continuous occupation and land use from the Roman period through to post-medieval times. The site comprises the earthwork remains of Romano-British structures associated with farming activity, overlaid and succeeded by evidence of later medieval and early modern steadings, indicating sustained settlement in this location across more than a millennium. The earthwork features preserve important archaeological evidence of rural settlement patterns and agricultural practice during the Roman occupation of Britain and the subsequent development of farmsteads during the medieval and early modern periods.

Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009108. View the official record →

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What is Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg?

The Romano-British farmstead and later steadings 800 metres north-north-west of Ferneyrigg is a multi-period agricultural settlement in Northumberland that demonstrates continuous occupation and land use from the Roman period through to post-medieval times. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009108.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg?

Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg 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 1009108.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell (8.2 km), Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell (8.2 km), Romano-British farmstead, 540m north of Reaver Crag Farm (8.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg

Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.