Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm

Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm

England
List entry 1008429
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008429
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
NT 94877 08746
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A Romano-British settlement is a dispersed archaeological site located approximately 580 metres north-west of Biddleston Home Farm in Northumberland. The settlement dates to the Roman period and represents evidence of civilian occupation and agricultural activity during the Roman presence in northern Britain. The site's precise extent and structural remains have been identified through archaeological survey and fieldwork, contributing to understanding of rural settlement patterns in the region beyond the immediate proximity of major Roman military installations. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1008429 and remains of archaeological significance for evidence of Romano-British economic and social organisation in upland Northumberland.

Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008429. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm?

A Romano-British settlement is a dispersed archaeological site located approximately 580 metres north-west of Biddleston Home Farm in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008429.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm?

Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm 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 1008429.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 530m west of Holystone Grange (8.4 km), Round cairn 340m west of The Beacon (8.4 km), Romano-Celtic shrine 540m ESE of South Yardhope (8.5 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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm

Romano-British settlement, 580m north west of Biddleston Home Farm stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.