Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMinor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm

Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm

England
List entry 1003111
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003111
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.98 hectares
Grid reference
SW 63683 42383
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The minor Romano-British villa located approximately 100 metres south-east of Magor Farm is a Roman rural settlement site dating to the Roman occupation period in Britain. The villa represents the type of modest agricultural establishment typical of Roman Cornwall, where such sites served as centres of farming and local production during the Romano-British era. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1003111, indicating its recognition as a heritage monument of archaeological significance. The physical remains and archaeological evidence from this location contribute to understanding the pattern of Roman settlement and land use in the south-western peninsula during the imperial period.

Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003111. View the official record →

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What is Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm?

The minor Romano-British villa located approximately 100 metres south-east of Magor Farm is a Roman rural settlement site dating to the Roman occupation period in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003111.

Who is responsible for protecting Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm?

Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm 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 1003111.

What other scheduled monuments are near Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church (6.5 km), Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church (6.5 km), Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm

Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.