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Roman road at Chapel Common is a Roman linear earthwork situated in Sussex. The road forms part of the network of communication routes established during the Roman occupation of Britain, typically constructed with characteristic cambered surfaces and metalled surfaces designed to facilitate military and commercial movement. The monument survives as an upstanding linear feature within the landscape, preserving evidence of Roman engineering practices and infrastructure development. Such roads represent essential components of Roman administrative control and economic integration across the province.
Roman road at Chapel Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015236. View the official record →
Roman road at Chapel Common is a Roman linear earthwork situated in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015236.
Roman road at Chapel Common 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 1015236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Goldrings Warren (7.1 km), Bowl barrow 520m north of Fitzhall: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery (7.4 km), Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemetery (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman road at Chapel Common'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 road at Chapel Common stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.