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Length of Roman road on Sovell Down is a Roman road situated in Dorset. The road forms part of the network of Roman communications infrastructure that traversed southern Britain during the Romano-British period, likely dating from the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The monument preserves evidence of the engineering and route-planning characteristic of Roman road construction, contributing to our understanding of Roman connectivity and economic organisation in the region. The site's designation reflects its importance as a surviving length of this transportation infrastructure within the archaeological record of Roman Dorset.
Length of Roman road on Sovell Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002421. View the official record →
Length of Roman road on Sovell Down is a Roman road situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002421.
Length of Roman road on Sovell Down 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 1002421.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Roman road near Badbury Rings (8 km), Earth circles S of King Down (8.1 km), Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings (8.1 km).
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