Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn

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History & significance

The monument near Fosse Barn in Wiltshire is a complex archaeological site comprising Romano-British and Iron Age remains within an earthwork enclosure. The site includes a Romano-British temple situated approximately 240 metres north of Fosse Barn, along with Iron Age ditches and associated buildings located around 370 metres to the north, indicating sustained occupation and ritual activity across multiple periods. The earthwork enclosure itself represents a significant landscape feature that likely functioned as a territorial or defensive boundary during the Iron Age, with subsequent Romano-British religious and domestic structures suggesting continued use and reorganisation of the site under Roman administration. The archaeological evidence demonstrates the site's importance as a local religious and settlement centre during the Roman period, built upon foundations of earlier Iron Age occupation.

Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019637. View the official record →

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