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Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: nhle-12662
Site type
Settlement
Category
Civilian
Latitude
55.5413
Longitude
-2.1934
Overview

History & context

Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways is a Roman settlement site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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What is Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways?

Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways is a Roman settlement site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a settlement site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways?

Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways is classified as a Roman settlement — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement (0.2 km), Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm (0.9 km), Elsdonburn Roman period native settlements and medieval shieling (1.2 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other Roman sites in this area

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
Settlement0.2 km
Trowupburn Roman period native enclosed settlement, 120m north of Trowupburn Farm
Settlement0.9 km
Elsdonburn Roman period native settlements and medieval shieling
Settlement1.2 km
Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
Site1.4 km
Roman period native enclosed settlement 700m south of Ring Chesters defended settlement
Settlement1.4 km
Roman period native farmstead 550m SW of Trowupburn Farm
Site1.6 km
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Heritage

Nearby scheduled monuments

Bonnie Laws,cairn 700m N of Cocklawfoot
Cairn 700m n of cocklawfoot8.6 km
Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems9 km
Cocklawfoot,enclosure,farmstead and cultivation remains 250m NNE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure,farmstead and cultivation remains9 km
Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.2 km
Dry Slack,farmstead and enclosure
Post-Medieval · Farmstead and enclosure9.4 km
Outer Souter Cleugh,cairns
Cairns9.5 km
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