Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman road E of St Catherine's Hill

Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill

England
List entry 1001798
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001798
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.2 hectares
Grid reference
SU 48896 27858, SU 49157 27584
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill is a Roman road located in Hampshire, England. The road dates to the Roman period and forms part of the network of communications that connected the Romano-British settlements and military installations across southern England. The route would have served to facilitate trade, military movement, and administrative control within the wider landscape of Roman Hampshire. Like other Roman roads in the region, it represents the substantial infrastructure investment made by Rome during its occupation of Britain.

Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001798. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill?

Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill is a Roman road located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001798.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill?

Roman road E of St Catherine's 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 1001798.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m east of Twyford Pumping Station (3 km), Pumping station (3 km), Twyford Roman villa (3.5 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill

Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.