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Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans

England
List entry 1007192
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007192
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.07 hectares
Grid reference
NY 43739 00980
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British settlement is a complex of archaeological remains situated on the landscape east of High Borrans in Westmorland. Dating to the Roman period, the site comprises structural features and artefactual evidence indicative of domestic occupation and activity typical of Romano-British rural settlement patterns in the region. The monument contributes to understanding of Romano-British settlement distribution and economy in the upland zones of northern England during the Imperial period. Its protected status reflects its archaeological significance as a record of post-Conquest settlement and adaptation in this frontier zone.

Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007192. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans?

The Romano-British settlement is a complex of archaeological remains situated on the landscape east of High Borrans in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007192.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans?

Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans 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 1007192.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott (2.3 km), Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement (2.8 km), Elfhow potash pit (3.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott
2.3 km
Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement
2.8 km
Elfhow potash pit
3.6 km
Tower of ruined chapel of St Margaret
4.4 km
Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill
5.2 km
Low Kingate concentric stone circle
5.3 km
Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
5.6 km
Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans

Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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