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Roman sites outside town walls

England

List entry 1003954

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1003954

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

9.12 hectares

Grid reference

TG 24028 03953, TG 23440 03704, TG 23541 03661

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

I do not have access to the specific details of NHLE list entry 1003954 in Norfolk. To provide you with an accurate, factual description of this particular Roman site outside town walls, I would need to consult the official record. I recommend checking the National Heritage List for England directly, where you will find authoritative information about the monument's period, physical characteristics, and historical significance as documented by the relevant archaeological and heritage authorities.

Roman sites outside town walls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003954. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman sites outside town walls?

I do not have access to the specific details of NHLE list entry 1003954 in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003954.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman sites outside town walls?

Roman sites outside town walls 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 1003954.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman sites outside town walls?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (0.9 km), Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm (1 km), Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall (1.2 km).

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Monuments

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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

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Geology

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm

0.9 km

Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm

1 km

Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall

1.2 km

Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains

1.3 km

Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm

1.5 km

Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall

1.5 km

Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm

1.6 km

'Woodhenge', Arminghall

2.1 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman sites outside town walls

Roman sites outside town walls stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Roman sites outside town walls

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~0.6 miles

Domesday entry for Caistor, Norfolk →

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