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Haweswater Romano-British farmstead is a native settlement of the Roman period situated in Westmorland. The site comprises the remains of agricultural enclosures and structures characteristic of Romano-British rural settlement patterns, representing the continuation of indigenous farming practices during the Roman occupation of northern Britain. Dating to the Roman period, the farmstead demonstrates the persistence of native agricultural communities in the upland regions of the Lake District, where Roman military infrastructure and urban centres exerted limited direct control. The monument's survival as an archaeological site provides evidence for understanding the economy and settlement hierarchy of Romano-British Westmorland beyond the major Roman installations of the region.
Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011158. View the official record →
Haweswater Romano-British farmstead is a native settlement of the Roman period situated in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011158.
Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater 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 1011158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House (1.2 km), Round cairn west of White Raise (4.3 km), Round cairn on White Raise (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater'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 at Haweswater stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.