Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna

England
List entry 1004715
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004715
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
ST 98332 31722
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna is a Romano-British settlement located in the parish of Teffont Magna in Wiltshire. The site dates to the Roman period and represents evidence of occupation and activity during Romano-British times in the Chalk downland landscape of central Wiltshire. Archaeological investigation has identified artefactual material and structural remains consistent with domestic or agricultural use. The site contributes to understanding of rural settlement patterns and the extent of Roman settlement dispersal across the Wiltshire chalk uplands during the first to fourth centuries.

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004715. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna?

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna is a Romano-British settlement located in the parish of Teffont Magna in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004715.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna?

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna 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 1004715.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallows Hill round barrow (8 km), Earthwork 360yds (328m) NW of Warren Copse (8.2 km), Long barrow 170m south west of triangulation pillar on White Sheet Hill (8.6 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.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna

Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.