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Clausentum is a Roman fort and trading settlement situated at Bitterne near Southampton in Hampshire, established during the first century AD as part of the network of military installations controlling Britain's southern coast. The site served as an important port facility for the Roman administration, facilitating commerce and troop movements along the Solent and Test estuary. Archaeological investigation has revealed traces of timber and stone structures, defensive earthworks, and substantial quantities of imported pottery and artefacts, indicating its role as a significant economic centre during the Roman occupation. The fort appears to have been occupied intermittently from the Claudian period into the fourth century, with periods of intensive activity alternating with phases of reduced use.
Bitterne (Clausentum) Roman station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005538. View the official record →
Clausentum is a Roman fort and trading settlement situated at Bitterne near Southampton in Hampshire, established during the first century AD as part of the network of military installations controlling Britain's southern coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005538.
Bitterne (Clausentum) Roman station 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 1005538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 220m north-east of Stonyford Pond (9.3 km), Bowl barrow 360m west of Pitts Copse farm forming part of Beaulieu Heath round barrow cemetery (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 610m east of Stonyford Pond forming part of the Beaulieu Heath round barrow cemetery (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bitterne (Clausentum) Roman station's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bitterne (Clausentum) Roman station stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.