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The complex west of Newton Kyme in North Yorkshire is a palimpsest of settlement spanning from the Neolithic period to the Roman era. The site comprises a Neolithic henge monument, Bronze Age barrows, an Iron Age enclosure, and two Roman forts with associated camps and a vicus, representing successive phases of occupation and use across more than three millennia. The Roman installations relate to the campaigns of the first and second centuries AD, when this location served strategic functions within the military infrastructure of Roman Britain. The survival of multiple monument classes at this location makes it of considerable archaeological significance for understanding long-term patterns of settlement and the transition from Iron Age to Roman occupation in the North of England.
Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017693. View the official record →
The complex west of Newton Kyme in North Yorkshire is a palimpsest of settlement spanning from the Neolithic period to the Roman era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017693.
Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme 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 1017693.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton (6.6 km), Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage (6.9 km), Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme'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.
Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton Kyme stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.