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The Romano-British settlement and field system 600m south of Roystone Grange is a scheduled ancient monument comprising structural remains and associated agricultural features dating to the Roman period. The site demonstrates the pattern of rural exploitation practised during Roman occupation of Britain, with evidence of both domestic occupation and the systematic organisation of surrounding agricultural land through field divisions. The physical remains include the footprints of stone or timber structures typical of Romano-British rural settlements, complemented by the surviving earthwork traces of field boundaries that reflect the landscape management of the period. This monument contributes to understanding the economic activity and territorial organisation of Roman Derbyshire, a region of significant mineral and agricultural resources during the first to fourth centuries AD.
Romano-British settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018087. View the official record →
The Romano-British settlement and field system 600m south of Roystone Grange is a scheduled ancient monument comprising structural remains and associated agricultural features dating to the Roman period.
Romano-British settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange 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 1018087.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bank Top bowl barrow (4.7 km), Bank Top oval barrow (4.8 km), Two bowl barrows on Stand Low (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange'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 settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.