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Colliton Park Roman house is a Romano-British domestic structure located in Dorchester, Dorset, situated within the Roman town of Durnovaria. The house dates to the Roman period, with archaeological evidence indicating occupation spanning several centuries of the Romano-British era. The site has revealed substantial remains including hypocaust systems and mosaic pavements, demonstrating the sophisticated domestic arrangements characteristic of wealthy Romano-British households. The discovery and excavation of Colliton Park has contributed significantly to understanding the layout and social stratification of Roman Dorchester, providing material evidence of high-status residential occupation within the town.
Colliton Park Roman house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002721. View the official record →
Colliton Park Roman house is a Romano-British domestic structure located in Dorchester, Dorset, situated within the Roman town of Durnovaria. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002721.
Colliton Park Roman house 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 1002721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (7.1 km), Preston Roman villa (8.4 km), Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.9 km).
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