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Lamyatt Beacon is a Romano-British temple complex located on Creech Hill in Somerset. The site contains the remains of a Romano-Celtic temple structure dating to the Roman period, representing an important example of religious architecture from Roman Britain. The temple appears to have served a local community and reflects the syncretism of Romano-British religious practice, combining Celtic and Roman religious traditions. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of stone structures and artefactual material consistent with temple use and votive practice during the Romano-British period.
Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003748. View the official record →
Lamyatt Beacon is a Romano-British temple complex located on Creech Hill in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003748.
Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill 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 1003748.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge (0.6 km), Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm (1.9 km), The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill'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.
Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.