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Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings

England
List entry 1002436
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002436
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
16.95 hectares
Grid reference
ST 96103 02838
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established scholarly information specific to the Romano-British settlement southwest of Badbury Rings that would allow me to write with the precision and factuality required. While Badbury Rings itself is a well-documented Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, and Romano-British occupation in the region is archaeologically attested, I cannot provide specific details about the settlement in question—such as its precise layout, dating, material culture, or historical significance—without risking inaccuracy. To produce an accurate description of this site, consultation of the detailed NHLE entry and relevant archaeological publications would be necessary.

Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002436. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings?

I do not have reliable established scholarly information specific to the Romano-British settlement southwest of Badbury Rings that would allow me to write with the precision and factuality required. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002436.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings?

Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings 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 1002436.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump (5.4 km), Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross (7.3 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump
5.4 km
Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm
6.4 km
Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
7.3 km
Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm
7.3 km
The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
8.1 km
Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House
8.1 km
Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House
8.3 km
Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings

Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British settlement SW of Badbury Rings

DorchesterRoman town · ~18.3 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~20.2 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~21.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hemsworth, Dorset →
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