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Mere End Down is a Romano-British field system located in Berkshire, England. The site comprises a network of linear features and field boundaries dating to the Romano-British period, demonstrating the agricultural organization and land tenure practices of the region during Roman occupation and the centuries immediately following. The field system is visible as earthworks and crop marks, preserving evidence of how the landscape was divided and managed for farming during this significant period of British history. Such field systems are valuable archaeological records of Romano-British settlement patterns and subsistence practices across southern England.
Mere End Down Romano-British field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1415438. View the official record →
Mere End Down is a Romano-British field system located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1415438.
Mere End Down Romano-British field system 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 1415438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mere End Down disc barrow (0.5 km), Two bowl barrows 500m north-east of Stancombe Farm (1.3 km), Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages (3.5 km).
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