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Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm

England
List entry 1005421
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005421
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.3 hectares
Grid reference
ST 77083 59521
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm is a segment of Roman infrastructure located in Somerset, England. The road represents the communications network that characterized Roman Britain during the occupation period, typically dating from the first to fourth centuries AD. The survival of this section indicates the substantial construction standards employed in Roman road building, which often involved multiple layers of materials designed for durability and drainage. Such roads formed the backbone of Roman military and commercial activity in the province, connecting settlements and facilitating the movement of troops and goods across the landscape.

Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005421. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm?

Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm is a segment of Roman infrastructure located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005421.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm?

Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey 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 1005421.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management features (0.8 km), Iford Bridge (3 km), The Falconry, Farleigh Hungerford (3 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management features
0.8 km
Iford Bridge
3 km
The Falconry, Farleigh Hungerford
3 km
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
3.6 km
Dovecote 220m north of St Philip and St James's Church
3.7 km
Stoney Littleton long barrow
4.3 km
Roman villa at Upper Hayes
4.5 km
Roman villa NW of Port Way
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm

Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm

BathRoman town · ~3.4 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~21.2 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~21.2 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~21.2 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~7.1 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~7.3 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~15.4 miles
Domesday entry for Woodwick, Somerset →
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