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Muntham Court Romano-British site

England
List entry 1005850
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005850
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.95 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 11105 09314
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Muntham Court is a Romano-British settlement site located in Sussex, England, situated near Findon in West Sussex. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of occupation during the Roman period, including pottery and other domestic material remains that indicate habitation and economic activity. Excavations at Muntham Court have revealed structures and artefacts consistent with a rural settlement or villa complex typical of Romano-British agricultural communities. The site contributes to understanding the pattern of Romano-British settlement in the South Downs region and the continuation of occupation and land use during the Roman period in southern England.

Muntham Court Romano-British site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005850. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Muntham Court Romano-British site?

Muntham Court is a Romano-British settlement site located in Sussex, England, situated near Findon in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005850.

Who is responsible for protecting Muntham Court Romano-British site?

Muntham Court Romano-British site 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 1005850.

What other scheduled monuments are near Muntham Court Romano-British site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (0.6 km), Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place (1.2 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (1.8 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm
0.6 km
Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place
1.2 km
Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm
1.8 km
Bowl barrow 120m north west of Cissbury
2.1 km
Bowl barrow 100m west of the south western edge of Cissbury Ring hillfort
2.8 km
Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remains
3 km
Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow
4.3 km
Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm
4.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Muntham Court Romano-British site

Muntham Court Romano-British site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Muntham Court Romano-British site

ChichesterRoman town · ~15.7 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Muntham, Sussex →
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