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Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House is a scheduled ancient monument comprising stratified archaeological deposits representing multiple phases of urban occupation in Dorset. The site preserves evidence of Roman settlement alongside later Saxon and medieval town development, making it significant for understanding continuity and change in settlement patterns across these successive periods. The remains lie within the grounds of Wollaston House, where buried archaeological layers retain the potential to yield further information about domestic, commercial, and structural remains from these distinct historical phases. The monument's importance lies in its capacity to illuminate the long-term development of urban settlement in this region of southern England.
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 stratified archaeological deposits representing multiple phases of urban occupation in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002384.
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).
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