Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOuter defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent

Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent

England
List entry 1002380
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England
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Overview

History & significance

The outer defences of Roman town, west of St Genevieve's Convent, is a scheduled ancient monument located in Dorset and represents the defensive infrastructure of a Romano-British settlement. The defences date to the Roman period and form part of the archaeological evidence for urban development and fortification in Roman Britain. The site lies west of the convent in a location that has yielded archaeological material indicative of Roman occupation and town planning. The physical remains constitute part of the broader defensive system that would have enclosed and protected the Roman settlement during the period of Roman administration in Britain.

Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002380. View the official record →

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What is Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent?

The outer defences of Roman town, west of St Genevieve's Convent, is a scheduled ancient monument located in Dorset and represents the defensive infrastructure of a Romano-British settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002380.

Who is responsible for protecting Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent?

Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent 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 1002380.

What other scheduled monuments are near Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (6.5 km), Preston Roman villa (7.7 km), Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.1 km).

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