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Rainster Rocks is a Romano-British settlement and associated field system located in Derbyshire. The site dates to the Roman period and represents evidence of agricultural land use and habitation during Romano-British times. The surviving earthworks include field boundaries and settlement features that provide insight into rural settlement patterns and farming practices in the Peak District during the Roman occupation of Britain. The monument contributes to understanding how Romano-British communities organized their landscape and exploited the upland resources of this region.
Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018475. View the official record →
Rainster Rocks is a Romano-British settlement and associated field system located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018475.
Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster Rocks 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 1018475.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bank Top bowl barrow (3 km), Bank Top oval barrow (3 km), Two bowl barrows on Stand Low (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster Rocks'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 at Rainster Rocks stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.