Scheduled MonumentsEnglandParts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange

England
List entry 1006269
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006269
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.31 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 72584 11159
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange is a Roman military installation located in Shropshire. The site comprises remains of a Roman camp and associated signal station, dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. The monument represents the infrastructure of military control and communication networks maintained by Roman forces in this region, reflecting the strategic importance of the Watling Street corridor. The physical remains preserve evidence of the camp's layout and defensive structures, contributing to understanding of Roman military organisation and deployment in the Welsh Marches during the imperial period.

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006269. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange?

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange is a Roman military installation located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006269.

Who is responsible for protecting Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange?

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange 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 1006269.

What other scheduled monuments are near Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a small Roman town, the Roman road called Watling Street and a mansio 255m north west of Upper Woodhouse Farm (0.3 km), Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange (0.6 km), Roman fort 300m east of Drayton Lodge Farm (3.8 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
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The bedrock under Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange

Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.