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Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae

England
List entry 1408558
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1408558
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.37 hectares
Grid reference
ST5499475748
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae is a scheduled ancient monument comprising remains of a Roman settlement located in Gloucestershire. The site is situated in the vicinity of Sea Mills in Bristol, within the broader Abonae settlement which developed as a port settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain. The monument dates from the Roman period, representing part of a significant settlement that served commercial and administrative functions connected to Roman Bristol and the River Avon. The surviving remains consist of archaeological deposits and structural evidence indicative of Roman-period occupation and activity on this strategically important riverside location.

Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1408558. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae?

Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae is a scheduled ancient monument comprising remains of a Roman settlement located in Gloucestershire.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae?

Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae 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 1408558.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks (4.2 km), Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm (4.8 km), Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe (5.3 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks
4.2 km
Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm
4.8 km
Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe
5.3 km
Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm
5.5 km
Chapel at Lower Court
5.5 km
Roman settlement, part of an associated field system and earlier Iron Age settlement remains at Gatcombe Farm
6.2 km
Deserted medieval settlement 300m ESE of Wraxall House
7.6 km
Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae

Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae

CaerwentRoman town · ~10.5 milesBathRoman town · ~14.2 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~23.2 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~11.2 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.4 miles
Domesday entry for Leigh, Somerset →
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