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Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church

England

List entry 1005500

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1005500

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

30.66 hectares

Grid reference

SO 37931 72389

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Roman camp 1100 yards east of Brampton Bryan parish church is a military installation of the Roman period located in Herefordshire. The site comprises an earthwork with defensive features characteristic of temporary or semi-permanent Roman military camps, though detailed archaeological investigation and dating evidence specific to this monument are limited in the published record. Its location in the Welsh borderland suggests it may relate to Roman military operations in the region during the conquest and occupation of Britain. The monument remains visible as an earthwork feature and is designated for archaeological interest and preservation.

Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005500. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church?

Roman camp 1100 yards east of Brampton Bryan parish church is a military installation of the Roman period located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005500.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church?

Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church 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 1005500.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limebrook Priory (6.3 km), Castle mound in Camp Wood (7.2 km), Bowl barrow 445m south west of Lower Court (8.6 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

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Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Limebrook Priory

6.3 km

Castle mound in Camp Wood

7.2 km

Bowl barrow 445m south west of Lower Court

8.6 km

Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard

8.6 km

Bowl barrow 460m south of Lower Court

Motte castle 300m north east of Combe House

9.5 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church

Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~12.1 miles KenchesterRoman town · ~18.8 miles

Domesday entry for Brampton, Herefordshire →

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