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The remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway is a scheduled ancient monument located in Essex. The structure dates to the Roman period and is distinguished by its apsidal design, a characteristic architectural feature in which one end of the building terminates in a semicircular or polygonal form. Such apsidal buildings in Roman Britain served various purposes, ranging from domestic to religious or administrative functions. The surviving remains constitute an important archaeological record of Roman settlement patterns and construction practices in the region.
Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1470104. View the official record →
The remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway is a scheduled ancient monument located in Essex.
Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway 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 1470104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (2.7 km), Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (3.2 km), Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway'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.
Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.