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Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring

England
List entry 1002089
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002089
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
ST 55967 97370
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman site 150 yards east of Palace Cottage, Boughspring is a archaeological site of Roman date located in Gloucestershire. The monument lies within an area of known Roman activity and settlement in the county. Its precise character and extent are defined through archaeological survey and historical record rather than visible standing structures. The site represents evidence of Roman occupation or activity during the period of Roman Britain, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns in the Gloucestershire landscape during this era.

Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002089. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring?

Roman site 150 yards east of Palace Cottage, Boughspring is a archaeological site of Roman date located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002089.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring?

Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring 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 1002089.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge (4.4 km), Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm (4.5 km), St Peter's Cave (5.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
4.4 km
Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
4.5 km
St Peter's Cave
Prehistoric · Cave5.1 km
Bulwarks Prehistoric Enclosure
Prehistoric · Hillfort5.1 km
Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
Prehistoric · Chambered long barrow6 km
Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn
6.8 km
Moated Site South of Moynes Court
Medieval · Moated Site7.6 km
Iron Age defended settlement 525m ENE of Elberton Manor
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring

Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring

CaerwentRoman town · ~7 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~21.4 milesBathRoman town · ~23.5 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~19.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.8 miles
Domesday entry for Stroat, Gloucestershire →
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