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Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House is a scheduled ancient monument comprising archaeological deposits and structural remains of settlement activity spanning multiple periods from the Roman era through the medieval period. The site, located in Dorset, preserves stratified evidence of occupation and urban development across these three distinct cultural phases, making it significant for understanding long-term settlement continuity and transformation in southern England. The remains lie within the grounds of Wollaston House, where they survive as subsurface deposits and occasional visible structural features that have been protected through scheduling to preserve their archaeological integrity. The site's importance lies in its potential to illuminate the transition from Roman to Anglo-Saxon settlement patterns and subsequent medieval town development in this locality.
Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002384. View the official record →
Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House is a scheduled ancient monument comprising archaeological deposits and structural remains of settlement activity spanning multiple periods from the Roman era through the medieval period.
Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House 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 1002384.
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 (6.7 km), Preston Roman villa (7.9 km), Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.