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Roman Ridge

Hob Uid: 1033149
Location :
Rotherham
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SK3960093100
Summary : Scheduled section of Iron Age or Early Medieval? defensive dyke or boundary. Surviving earthwork re-surveyed at 1:1250 scale.
More information : (SE 397 928 - SK 396 930) Ridge, 4ft high on east and 2ft high on west. No trace of ditch.

(SK 396 930 - SK 396 931) Scarp traceable. (1)

Section between SK 397 928 and SK 396 928, destroyed by housing but between SK 396 928 and SK 396 930 the average height is 1.4m. Modern retaining wall on west side and encroachement by shale. Re-surveyed at 1:1250 scale. (2)
(Original survey document with Linear Archive File)

SE 396 930. Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane. Scheduled. (3)
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Source details : Preston F L. 1950. Transactions of the Hunter Archaeological Society Volume 6. 211.
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Source details : J R Foster/03-FEB-1965/Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator
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Source details : English Heritage SAM List - South Yorkshire. March 1994. 8
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Source details : Ordnance Survey Linear Archive File LINEAR 39 in NMRC
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Boundary, Dyke (Defence)
Evidence : Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Boundary, Dyke (Defence)
Evidence : Earthwork
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SY 231 F
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 39 SE 86
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