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Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery is an ancient monument in Dorset comprising surviving sections of Roman metalling and roadway. The site preserves physical evidence of Roman road construction and maintenance practices from the Imperial period, demonstrating the engineering standards employed in the province of Britannia. The surviving lengths retain their characteristic layered construction, illustrating the durability of Roman road building techniques that facilitated military movement and commercial traffic throughout the region. These sections form part of the wider network of Roman roads that connected settlements and military installations across Roman Dorset.
Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002420. View the official record →
Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery is an ancient monument in Dorset comprising surviving sections of Roman metalling and roadway. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002420.
Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery 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 1002420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy (8 km), A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings (9 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm (9.5 km).
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