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Roman site 450 yards east of Pentico Farm is a scheduled monument occupying 3.43 hectares of downland in Wiltshire. The site lies on chalk bedrock of the White Chalk Subgroup, formed during the Maastrichtian period, which has shaped both the landscape and the preservation conditions for archaeological remains. This elevated terrain, typical of central Wiltshire's chalk country, would have offered strategic advantages for Romano-British settlement and communication routes across the landscape.
The monument is recorded as a scheduled monument under Historic England reference 1004695, affording it statutory protection. The chalk geology underlying the site has long served as a reservoir of information, with the alkaline conditions favouring the preservation of certain categories of archaeological evidence, particularly bone and shell materials. The extensive scheduled area reflects the anticipated extent of Romano-British activity across this locality.
The site demonstrates the dispersed pattern of Roman-period occupation and economic activity characteristic of Wiltshire's chalk downland. Its survival as a scheduled monument within the modern agricultural landscape represents a commitment to preserving evidence of the region's Roman heritage for future study and interpretation.
Roman site 450yds (410m) E of Pentico Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004695. View the official record →
Roman site 450 yards east of Pentico Farm is a scheduled monument occupying 3.43 hectares of downland in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004695.
Roman site 450yds (410m) E of Pentico 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 1004695.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel (7.7 km), Bowl barrow 450m south-west of Savernake Lodge (7.8 km), Two bowl barrows 400m east of Cadley Vicarage (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman site 450yds (410m) E of Pentico 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 site 450yds (410m) E of Pentico Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.