Details

The monument includes a Roman period native settlement situated close to a
stream, south east of Broadstruther farm. The settlement is roughly circular
in plan and measures 13m in diameter. It is enclosed by a single grass covered
bank of earth and stone which measures 3.5m wide by 0.5m high. A possible
entrance, 1m wide, provides access to the stream on the north side. A further
entrance, 1.5m wide, lies on the north east side of the enclosure. Around part
of the enclosure lies an earthen bank which is truncated by a modern field
drain on the north east side. It encloses an area up to 12m wide with a single
bank measuring 0.5m high; this additional enclosure may have functioned as a
stock enclosure. Two banks run south and south east from this additional
enclosure at right angles and measure 23m and 12m in length respectively by
0.3m high.

MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.

Source: Historic England

Reasons for Scheduling

In Cumbria and Northumberland several distinctive types of native settlements
dating to the Roman period have been identified. The majority were small, non-
defensive, enclosed homesteads or farms. In many areas they were of stone
construction, although in the coastal lowlands timber-built variants were also
common. In much of Northumberland, especially in the Cheviots, the enclosures
were curvilinear in form. Further south a rectangular form was more common.
Elsewhere, especially near the Scottish border, another type occurs where the
settlement enclosure was `scooped' into the hillslope. Frequently the
enclosures reveal a regularity and similarity of internal layout. The standard
layout included one or more stone round-houses situated towards the rear of
the enclosure, facing the single entranceway. In front of the houses were
pathways and small enclosed yards. Homesteads normally had only one or two
houses, but larger enclosures could contain as many as six. At some sites the
settlement appears to have grown, often with houses spilling out of the main
enclosure and clustered around it. At these sites up to 30 houses may be
found. In the Cumbrian uplands the settlements were of less regimented form
and unenclosed clusters of houses of broadly contemporary date are also known.
These homesteads were being constructed and used by non-Roman natives
throughout the period of the Roman occupation. Their origins lie in settlement
forms developed before the arrival of the Romans. These homesteads are common
throughout the uplands where they frequently survive as well-preserved
earthworks. In lowland coastal areas they were also originally common,
although there they can frequently only be located through aerial photography.
All homestead sites which survive substantially intact will normally be
identified as nationally important.

The Roman period native settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther is well
preserved and will contain significant archaeological deposits. It forms part
of a wider archaeological landscape in the northern Cheviots.

Source: Historic England