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The Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising substantial defensive fortifications of Roman date. The site preserves evidence of Roman military architecture, including masonry walling and associated ditching, with a gateway structure that formed part of the settlement's defences. The monument demonstrates the engineering practices and strategic planning characteristic of Roman Britain during the imperial period, with its position and design reflecting the importance of the location within the Roman road and settlement network. The survival of these features, both visible and buried beneath later development, provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding Roman settlement patterns and military organisation in the East Midlands.
Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004986. View the official record →
The Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising substantial defensive fortifications of Roman date.
Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park 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 1004986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman remains beneath Boots building (0.3 km), The Stonebow (0.3 km), High Bridge (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park'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 wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.