Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge

Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge

England
List entry 1006636
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006636
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.45 hectares
Grid reference
SP 82221 65259
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns west of Ecton North Lodge is a designated ancient monument in Northamptonshire consisting of the remains of a settlement and associated ceramic production facilities dating to the Roman period. The site represents evidence of domestic occupation and industrial activity from Roman Britain, with pottery kilns indicating local ceramic manufacture. The precise dating and full extent of the settlement remain subjects of archaeological study, though the presence of kiln structures demonstrates organised pottery production at the location during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006636. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge?

The Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns west of Ecton North Lodge is a designated ancient monument in Northamptonshire consisting of the remains of a settlement and associated ceramic production facilities dating to the Roman period.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge?

Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge 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 1006636.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earls Barton motte castle (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 530m north east of Roe's Farm (4.2 km), Clifford Hill motte castle (4.8 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
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge

Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.