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Romano-British settlement site

England
List entry 1002426
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002426
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
18.4 hectares
Grid reference
SY 83587 85801
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable specific information about the Romano-British settlement site with NHLE list entry 1002426 in Dorset in my training data. Rather than provide potentially inaccurate details about this particular monument, I must acknowledge this limitation. To produce an accurate description of this site's historical significance, physical character, and dating, I would need to consult the official National Heritage List for England entry or established scholarly sources on Dorset's Romano-British archaeology. I recommend consulting the Historic England records directly for authoritative information about this specific monument.

Romano-British settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002426. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Romano-British settlement site?

I do not have reliable specific information about the Romano-British settlement site with NHLE list entry 1002426 in Dorset in my training data. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002426.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British settlement site?

Romano-British settlement site 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 1002426.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British settlement site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bindon Hill camp (5.6 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (5.6 km), Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout (5.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bindon Hill camp
5.6 km
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
5.6 km
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
5.7 km
Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
5.7 km
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
5.8 km
Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
5.8 km
Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
5.8 km
The Warren field system
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British settlement site

Romano-British settlement site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British settlement site

DorchesterRoman town · ~9.4 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~10.5 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~10.5 miles
Domesday entry for Wool, Dorset →
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