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Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising archaeological deposits and earthwork features dating to the late Iron Age and Roman periods. The site lies in Essex and includes evidence of Roman military practice installations alongside settlement remains spanning the Iron Age and Roman occupation phases. The practice camp represents significant evidence of Roman military training and logistics in the region, whilst the broader site demonstrates the continuity and transition of settlement patterns from late Iron Age communities into the Roman period. The monument is important for understanding both military and civilian life in Roman Britain and the preceding Iron Age occupation of Essex.
Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1490583. View the official record →
Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising archaeological deposits and earthwork features dating to the late Iron Age and Roman periods.
Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall 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 1490583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (1.2 km), Remains of St Mary's Church (1.4 km), Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm'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 Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.