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Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough is a complex palimpsest of archaeological remains spanning from prehistory through the post-medieval period, located in the upland landscape of Northumberland. The site incorporates a prehistoric stone circle, Iron Age or Romano-British defensive settlement, Roman military installations consistent with the occupation of northern Britain, associated Romano-British agricultural features and field boundaries, and later shieling structures indicative of transhumant pastoral activity. The concentration and superimposition of these features across different periods demonstrates the sustained economic and military importance of this location in the landscape, particularly during the Romano-British period when the site lay within the sphere of Roman military control in the north of England.
Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017961. View the official record →
Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough is a complex palimpsest of archaeological remains spanning from prehistory through the post-medieval period, located in the upland landscape of Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017961.
Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough 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 1017961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones (3.2 km), Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp (3.8 km), Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.