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Cockle Pits is a Romano-British villa situated near Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site dates to the Roman period and represents one of the agricultural settlements established during Romano-British occupation, when villas served as centres of estate management and rural production across the province. The villa's remains indicate the characteristic layout and construction methods typical of Romano-British domestic and farming complexes, reflecting the integration of Roman architectural practices with local settlement patterns in northern Britain.
Romano-British villa at Cockle Pits, near Brantingham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014736. View the official record →
Cockle Pits is a Romano-British villa situated near Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014736.
Romano-British villa at Cockle Pits, near Brantingham 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 1014736.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brough Petuaria Roman settlement (2.2 km), Weighton Lock, Blacktoft (6.6 km), Old Winteringham Roman settlement (7.4 km).
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