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Length of Roman road on Eye Mead

England
List entry 1002444
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002444
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.23 hectares
Grid reference
SY 99490 99514
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Length of Roman road on Eye Mead is a stretch of Roman road located in Dorset, England. The monument represents part of the extensive road network constructed by Roman forces during their occupation of Britain, which facilitated military movement, trade, and administrative control across the province. The road survives as an upstanding or buried linear earthwork that demonstrates the engineering standards characteristic of Roman road construction, typically featuring a cambered surface and lateral drainage features. This section is recorded as a scheduled monument under the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1002444) in recognition of its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding Roman communications infrastructure in southern Britain.

Length of Roman road on Eye Mead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002444. View the official record →

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What is Length of Roman road on Eye Mead?

Length of Roman road on Eye Mead is a stretch of Roman road located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002444.

Who is responsible for protecting Length of Roman road on Eye Mead?

Length of Roman road on Eye Mead 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 1002444.

What other scheduled monuments are near Length of Roman road on Eye Mead?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House (3.7 km), Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross (4 km).

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Monuments
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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
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House
3.7 km
Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House
3.7 km
Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
4 km
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra
4.2 km
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 730m south east of Alhambra
4.6 km
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert
5.3 km
Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath
5.6 km
Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Length of Roman road on Eye Mead

Length of Roman road on Eye Mead stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Length of Roman road on Eye Mead

DorchesterRoman town · ~19.5 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~21.3 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~22.4 miles
Domesday entry for Odenham, Dorset →
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