Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman station of Bravinium

Roman station of Bravinium

England
List entry 1005522
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005522
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.62 hectares
Grid reference
SO 40322 73915, SO 40415 74051, SO 40458 74207, SO 40464 73956, SO 40319 74083
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bravinium is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Leintwardine in Herefordshire, situated on the River Teme in the frontier zone of Roman Britain. The fort dates to the mid-first century AD and formed part of the military infrastructure established during the Roman conquest and occupation of Wales and the Welsh Marches. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains consistent with a playing-card-shaped fort layout typical of auxiliary installations, with evidence of internal buildings and defensive ditches. The site represents an important strategic position within the network of Roman forts that controlled this inland frontier region during the first and second centuries AD.

Roman station of Bravinium is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005522. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman station of Bravinium?

Bravinium is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Leintwardine in Herefordshire, situated on the River Teme in the frontier zone of Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005522.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman station of Bravinium?

Roman station of Bravinium 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 1005522.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman station of Bravinium?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wigmore Castle (4.8 km), Mound 1200yds (1100m) NNE of the Church (6.6 km), Lingen Castle (7.6 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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman station of Bravinium

Roman station of Bravinium stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is limestone, mudstone and calcareous mudstone.