During the Iron Age and Roman period (2700 to 1600 years ago) link to time period text farming is demonstrated by finds of quernstones, which were used for grinding corn. Small Romano-British settlements survive on the moors and contemporary pottery has been found in the valleys.

Numerous shards of pottery and bones of livestock found at Romano-British settlements

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