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Caistor Roman town

England
List entry 1004995
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004995
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.65 hectares
Grid reference
TA 11730 01381, TA 11629 01223, TA 11603 01219, TA 11654 01221, TA 11794 01352, TA 11594 01248, TA 11744 01287, TA 11651 01295
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Caistor Roman town is a Romano-British settlement located near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire, established during the first century AD as a significant administrative and commercial centre. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains, including defensive ditches and the traces of buildings that reflect its importance as a walled town during the later Roman period. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of structured settlement with clear street patterns and evidence of trade connections across the Roman Empire, indicating the town's role as a key settlement in the provincial hierarchy of Roman Britain. The site continues to provide valuable archaeological evidence of Romano-British urban life and the transition from Roman to post-Roman settlement patterns in the region.

Caistor Roman town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004995. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Caistor Roman town?

Caistor Roman town is a Romano-British settlement located near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire, established during the first century AD as a significant administrative and commercial centre. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004995.

Who is responsible for protecting Caistor Roman town?

Caistor Roman town 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 1004995.

What other scheduled monuments are near Caistor Roman town?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 400m SSE of radio station (5.6 km), Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and two Bronze Age bowl barrows immediately north of Otby Top Farm (6.4 km), Long Barrow 290m south of Cowdyke Plantation (7.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow 400m SSE of radio station
5.6 km
Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and two Bronze Age bowl barrows immediately north of Otby Top Farm
6.4 km
Long Barrow 290m south of Cowdyke Plantation
7.5 km
Neolithic long barrow, 720m east of Otby House
8.2 km
Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation
8.3 km
Neolithic long barrow 400m south-south-west of Stainton Hall
8.6 km
Neolithic long barrow 300m ESE of Walesby Top Farm
9.2 km
Long Barrow 275m west of South Farm
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Caistor Roman town

Caistor Roman town stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Caistor Roman town

LincolnRoman town · ~20.3 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~23.7 miles
Domesday entry for Caistor, Lincolnshire →
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