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Foulness Island is a Romano-British burial site located in Essex, England, dating to the Roman period of British occupation. The site comprises a cemetery containing inhumation burials characteristic of late Romano-British funerary practice. Its archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the Essex region during the Roman occupation. The monument represents evidence of Romano-British community life and death practices in this peripheral coastal landscape of Roman Britain.
Romano-British burial site on Foulness Island is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002149. View the official record →
Foulness Island is a Romano-British burial site located in Essex, England, dating to the Roman period of British occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002149.
Romano-British burial site on Foulness Island 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 1002149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage Area (1.2 km), Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) (3.5 km), Cold War defence boom, Pig's Bay, Shoeburyness (6.3 km).
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