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Romano-British farmstead, east of King's Crags
Map showing the Scheduled Monument area for the Romano-British farmstead, 250m east of King's Crags
Scheduled Monument (#1011074): Romano-British farmstead, 250m east of King's Crags
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The monument includes the site of a farmstead of Romano-British date situated on a prominent ridge and partly overlain by a 19th century plantation. The small rectangular enclosure is orientated east-west and measures a maximum of 40m by 24m within a stone rampart. The rampart is well preserved and on average is 2.5m broad and 1m high. There is an entrance 2m wide in the eastern side. The western side of the enclosure is protected by two ramparts separated by a ditch 1m wide.
The monument includes the site of a farmstead of Romano-British date situated on a prominent ridge and partly overlain by a 19th century plantation. The small rectangular enclosure is orientated east-west and measures a maximum of 40m by 24m within a stone rampart. The rampart is well preserved and on average is 2.5m broad and 1m high. There is an entrance 2m wide in the eastern side. The western side of the enclosure is protected by two ramparts separated by a ditch 1m wide.
