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Horse Rigg, probable Romano-British enclosed settlement


Description:  Cropmarks of a rectilinear ditched enclosure were recorded from the air, in 1978, at
NT 826341. (1)

Nothing visible on OS air photographs. (2)

Romano-British enclosed settlement. Aerial photographs show a rectangular ditched enclosure c.60m north-east/south-west x 40m north-west/south-east with a possible north-east facing entrance. Probable Romano-British enclosed settlement. (3)(4)

Site status:

Country:  England

County:  Northumberland

District:  BERWICK UPON TWEED

Parish:  CARHAM

Named Location:  Horse Rigg, probable Romano-British enclosed settlement

Grid Reference:   NT826341
NT826340

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 382600, 634100
[EPSG:27700] 382600, 634000

Period:  ROMAN, ROMAN, UNKNOWN, ROMAN

Subject:  CROPMARK, ENCLOSURE, CROPMARK, SITE, CROPMARK, RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE, CROPMARK, ENCLOSED SETTLEMENT

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: 817
[ADS] Import RCN: NSMR03-817

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Conservation Team, Northumberland County Council

Bibliographic References: 

  • AP 8/8/1978 NT8234 Mus Antiq Newcastle (4)
  • CBA Group 3 Newsbulletin 2 ser no 7 April 1979 21 (T Gates) (1)
  • APs (OS 68/010 469-70 28.3.68) (2)
  • AP 20/7/1962 AGG 73 Cambridge University (3)