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Roman building E of Fengate Farm

England
List entry 1003702
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003702
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
TL 77774 87869
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman building E of Fengate Farm is a Roman structure located in Norfolk, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The building forms part of the archaeological complex at Fengate Farm, where excavation and survey work has identified multiple Roman-period structures and associated features. As one of several buildings within this settled landscape, Roman building E contributes to the understanding of rural Roman settlement patterns and domestic or agricultural organisation in East Anglia during the Roman occupation. The site's designation as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance in revealing the material culture and settlement archaeology of Roman Norfolk.

Roman building E of Fengate Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003702. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman building E of Fengate Farm?

Roman building E of Fengate Farm is a Roman structure located in Norfolk, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003702.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman building E of Fengate Farm?

Roman building E of Fengate Farm 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 1003702.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman building E of Fengate Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon (2.7 km), Bell barrow known as White Hill (3 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow
1.3 km
Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon
2.7 km
Bell barrow known as White Hill
3 km
Earthworks in Little Ouse Valley
3.6 km
Downham High Warren
4.1 km
Santon moated site and associated medieval settlement
4.9 km
Bowl barrow 380m south west of Santon House
5.1 km
Bowl barrow 230m south west of Little Lodge Farm
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman building E of Fengate Farm

Roman building E of Fengate Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Roman building E of Fengate Farm

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~2.7 miles
Domesday entry for Weeting, Norfolk →
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