Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park

England
List entry 1008399
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008399
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.97 hectares
Grid reference
SP 35163 18812
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park is an ancient monument in Oxfordshire comprising two Roman military encampments and associated earthworks dating to the Roman occupation period. The camps represent evidence of Roman military activity in the region, with their layout and positioning reflecting typical Roman marching camp design. The post-medieval sunken road represents later use of the landscape and demonstrates the continuity of communication routes across the site through subsequent historical periods. The monument survives as earthwork remains within the parkland, preserving an important record of both Roman and early modern activity in this part of Oxfordshire.

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008399. View the official record →

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What is A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park?

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park is an ancient monument in Oxfordshire comprising two Roman military encampments and associated earthworks dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008399.

Who is responsible for protecting A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park?

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008399.

What other scheduled monuments are near A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork at Lowbarrow Farm (6.1 km), Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch west of Common Farm (7.2 km), Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood (7.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park

A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.