Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean

England
List entry 1019923
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019923
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.25 hectares
Grid reference
NT 99508 21119, NT 99661 21235
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean is a complex of archaeological features spanning from prehistoric to medieval periods in Northumberland. The site comprises a Bronze Age round cairn, evidence of Romano-British settlement and agricultural activity including two distinct farmsteads connected by a trackway system, and later medieval occupation represented by a moated enclosure, settlement remains, and associated field boundaries. These overlapping phases of settlement and land use demonstrate continuity of human activity and landscape exploitation across nearly two millennia in this area of Northumberland. The surviving earthworks and buried archaeological deposits provide significant evidence for understanding patterns of settlement, economy, and social organisation from the Roman period through the medieval period.

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019923. View the official record →

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What is Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean?

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean is a complex of archaeological features spanning from prehistoric to medieval periods in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019923.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean?

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean 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 1019923.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure on Old Fawdon Hill (7.6 km), Old Fawdon Hill West camp (7.9 km), Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system (7.9 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean

Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 850m, and two Romano-British farmsteads, associated trackway, moated site, medieval settlement and field system 900m SSE of Middleton Dean

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~11.8 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~18.5 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~21.6 miles