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Magiovinium is a Roman fort and associated settlement located near Dropshort in Buckinghamshire, England, situated on Watling Street. The fort dates to the 1st century AD and served as an important military installation during the Roman occupation of Britain, functioning as a supply and administrative centre along this major arterial route. Archaeological evidence indicates the site comprised both the fort itself and an extramural vicus or civilian settlement that developed in response to military presence. Although largely unexcavated and largely invisible at ground level today, the site remains of significant archaeological interest for understanding Roman military infrastructure and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006943. View the official record →
Magiovinium is a Roman fort and associated settlement located near Dropshort in Buckinghamshire, England, situated on Watling Street. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006943.
Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort 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 1006943.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte (2 km), Medieval manor of Simpson (2.6 km), Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort'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 town of Magiovinium and Roman fort stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.