Memorials & monuments · North East England
Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange
In or near Bolam.
Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shaftoe Crags Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Morpeth. The site at Shaftoe Crags, with remains dating from the Iron Age and Romano-British periods, is a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In Cumbria and Northumberland, native settlements regarded as dating from the Roman period have been found: such a site typically has one or more stone roundhouses at the back of an enclosure, opposite a single entrance, with small enclosed yards within the enclosure. An earlier type of defended settlement began to be constructed during the 7th to 5th centuries BC, in the northern uplands of what is now England, sometimes located on hilltops. Within the enclosure there would be a number of stone or timber roundhouses for the inhabitants, probably a single family group, and perhaps space to keep livestock in winter.
Description
There is a curving rampart of stone and earth, about 7 m wide and up to 1 m high, running south-east from Salters Nick. It forms, with natural defences of crags to the south, west and north, an enclosure of irregular shape, about 70 m north-east to south-west and 48 m north-west to south-east. This is a native defended settlement of the Roman period. Inside the enclosure are the remains of three or more stone roundhouses, diameter about 9 m. There are indications of an enclosing rampart of an earlier Iron Age settlement, within which the Romano-British settlement was built. Any roundhouses from this period are obscured by the later buildings.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1356, -1.9172
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Capheaton
- Postcode
- NE61 4EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q17659789 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shaftoe Crags Settlement (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange?
- Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 4EA), in the parish of Capheaton.
- What is Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange?
- Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange?
- Drivers can use postcode NE61 4EA.
- Is Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange a protected site?
- Yes — Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange free to visit?
- Yes, Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange is free to enter.
- How do I get to Romano-British settlement and Iron Age defended settlement, 550m north east of Shaftoe Grange?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 4EA. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.