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Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath

England
List entry 1005941
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005941
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.7 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 05181 44943
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Farley Heath is a Romano-British temple complex and enclosure located on high ground in Surrey, dating to the second and third centuries AD. The site comprises a small temple structure surrounded by a substantial ditched enclosure, representing a religious sanctuary of the Romano-British period. Archaeological investigation has revealed votive objects and other religious deposits within the enclosure, indicating that the temple served as a focus for religious practice and possibly pilgrimage during the Roman occupation of Britain. The site's elevated position and material evidence suggest it held significance as a local religious centre within the Romano-British settlement pattern of the Surrey region.

Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005941. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath?

Farley Heath is a Romano-British temple complex and enclosure located on high ground in Surrey, dating to the second and third centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005941.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath?

Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath 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 1005941.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Shere Heath (2.8 km), Chilworth gunpowder works (3.4 km), Earth circles on St Martha's Hill (3.8 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.
Timeline
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

Bowl barrow on Shere Heath
2.8 km
Chilworth gunpowder works
3.4 km
Earth circles on St Martha's Hill
3.8 km
Holmbury Camp: a small multivallate hillfort north of Three Mile Road
5.7 km
Large univallate hillfort at Felday
5.7 km
Romano-British villa 120m east of Abinger Hall Stables
6 km
Mesolithic site W of Abinger Manor
6.1 km
Motte castle at Abinger Manor.
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath

Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

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