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Fitz Woods Romano-British farmstead is a rural settlement of Romano-British date located in Cumberland. The site comprises the remains of a small agricultural community that occupied the region during the Roman period, representing the pattern of native settlement that persisted across northern Britain alongside the Roman military presence. The farmstead demonstrates the character of Romano-British rural life in the upland areas of the north, where farming communities maintained traditional settlement practices whilst engaging with the wider Romano-British economy. As a designated ancient monument, the site contributes to understanding of Romano-British settlement patterns in the north-western frontier zone of Roman Britain.
Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014587. View the official record →
Fitz Woods Romano-British farmstead is a rural settlement of Romano-British date located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014587.
Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods 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 1014587.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman forts at Papcastle and part of the vicus (1 km), Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle (1.4 km), Tute Hill motte (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods'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 in Fitz Woods stands on Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.