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Scargill Moors Roman shrines

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 803832320
Site type
Shrine
Category
Religious
Latitude
54.4895
Longitude
-2.0041
Overview

History & context

A complex of two Roman shrines to the god Vintonus on Scargill Moor, near Bowes in County Durham.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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What is Scargill Moors Roman shrines?

A complex of two Roman shrines to the god Vintonus on Scargill Moor, near Bowes in County Durham. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a shrine site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Scargill Moors Roman shrines?

Scargill Moors Roman shrines is classified as a Roman shrine — a religious 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 Scargill Moors Roman shrines?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Lavatris (3 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (3.7 km), Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (5.6 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Nearby

Other Roman sites in this area

Lavatris
Fort3 km
Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
Settlement3.7 km
Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm
Watch Tower5.6 km
Roman aqueduct, prehistoric field systems, cairnfield, enclosure and round cairn on Ravock
Aqueduct5.6 km
Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor
Settlement7 km
Bowes Moor
Military Camp7.1 km
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Nearby scheduled monuments

Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor
4.5 km
Arkle Beck stone circle
5.1 km
Cairn near the summit of a low ridge, 850m south west of Cocker Stake Nook, Hope Moor
5.3 km
Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
5.3 km
A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate
5.4 km
Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
5.6 km
Domesday entry for Scargill, Yorkshire →
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