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Margidunum Roman Station

England
List entry 1006395
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006395
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.42 hectares
Grid reference
SK 70058 41727, SK 70133 41560
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Margidunum is a Roman fort located near Castleford in Nottinghamshire, situated on the Fosse Way. Established in the first century AD as part of the Roman military infrastructure during the conquest and consolidation of Britain, the site represents an important strategic stronghold in the frontier region. The fort underwent several phases of occupation and reconstruction during the Roman period, reflecting the evolving military needs of the province. Though largely buried and not extensively excavated, Margidunum remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Roman military settlement and organisation in the East Midlands.

Margidunum Roman Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006395. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Margidunum Roman Station?

Margidunum is a Roman fort located near Castleford in Nottinghamshire, situated on the Fosse Way. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006395.

Who is responsible for protecting Margidunum Roman Station?

Margidunum Roman Station 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 1006395.

What other scheduled monuments are near Margidunum Roman Station?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henge 850m south east of Foss Road Farm (1.2 km), Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishponds (1.9 km), Bingham medieval settlement, immediately west of Carnarvon School (2.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Henge 850m south east of Foss Road Farm
1.2 km
Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishponds
1.9 km
Bingham medieval settlement, immediately west of Carnarvon School
2.1 km
Motte and bailey castle adjacent to River Trent
2.3 km
Succession of rectilinear enclosures SW of Shelford Manor
3.6 km
Civil War gun battery 50m south west of St Peters and St Paul's Church
4 km
Moat, two fishponds, boundary bank and ditch and two leats
4.5 km
Cranmer's Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Margidunum Roman Station

Margidunum Roman Station stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Margidunum Roman Station

ThorpeRoman town · ~6.6 milesAncasterRoman town · ~17.5 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~5.3 miles
Domesday entry for Newton, Nottinghamshire →
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