Romano-British farmstead 330m west of Rattenraw Farm - Rochester with Byrness - List Entry
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Description
.....The farmstead at Rattenraw is very well-preserved and retains significant archaeological deposits. It is one of a group of similar Romano-British settlements in the area and will contribute to any study of the settlement pattern at this time. Details The monument includes the remains of a farmstead of Romano-British date situated on a south facing slope immediately above the Rattenraw Burn. The farmstead, sub-rectangular in shape, measures 40m north west to south east by 30m north east to south west within a bank of stone and earth 4m-5m wide and a maximum of 1.5m deep. There is an entrance 2m wide in the south east side of the enclosure. Within the enclosure, two sunken yards placed either side of the entrance, are visible as large rectangular depressions. Facing onto these yards, at the rear of the enclosure, there are three stone-founded houses, two are 6m in diameter while the third, and largest, is 8m in diameter; all have south east facing entrances..... -
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