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Colliton Park Roman house is a Romano-British domestic structure located in Dorchester, Dorset, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site represents remains of a substantial Roman residence within the town, reflecting the architectural practices and domestic arrangements of the Romano-British elite during the imperial period. The house features structural elements characteristic of Romano-British domestic building, including evidence of the planning and construction methods typical of properties in urban Roman settlements. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, recognizing its significance for understanding Roman settlement patterns and domestic life in Dorset during the period of Roman rule.
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, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. 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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