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A Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west of Roystone Grange is a complex of archaeological remains dating to the Roman period. The site comprises evidence of occupation and associated agricultural land use typical of rural Romano-British communities, with field boundaries and settlement features visible in the landscape. The remains form part of the wider archaeological record documenting Roman settlement patterns in the Derbyshire uplands, contributing to understanding of how the Romano-British population utilized and organized the countryside during the imperial period. The field systems demonstrate the integration of settlement and agricultural practice characteristic of Romano-British rural exploitation of this region.
Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west of Roystone Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018086. View the official record →
A Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west of Roystone Grange is a complex of archaeological remains dating to the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018086.
Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west 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 1018086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm (4.9 km), Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall (5.1 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west 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 immediately north west 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.