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Ring Stones is a Romano-British farmstead complex located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises the remains of two separate farmsteads dating to the Roman period, preserved as earthwork features within the landscape. The monument represents evidence of agricultural settlement and land use during Romano-British occupation, contributing to understanding of rural economy and settlement patterns in northern Britain during the Roman era. The archaeological remains survive as soil and surface features that retain information about Romano-British farming practices and domestic organization in this region.
Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009488. View the official record →
Ring Stones is a Romano-British farmstead complex located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009488.
Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones 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 1009488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on Slipper Hill (0.3 km), Round cairn on Hameldon Pasture (0.6 km), Bowl barrow on Hameldon Pasture (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones'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 Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.