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

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

England
List entry 1019637
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019637
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.16 hectares
Grid reference
ST 82240 76794, ST 82210 76931
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This ancient monument comprises a Romano-British temple with associated Iron Age ditches and earthwork enclosure located in Wiltshire, approximately 240 metres and 370 metres north of Fosse Barn. The site represents a significant continuity of ritual and settlement activity across multiple periods, with Iron Age defensive or boundary features underlying later Roman religious structures. The Romano-British temple indicates sustained religious practice and community investment during the Roman occupation of Britain, whilst the associated buildings and enclosures reveal the spatial organisation of activity around this sacred focus. The monument preserves important archaeological evidence for the transition between Iron Age and Romano-British settlement patterns in this region of Wiltshire.

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

This ancient monument comprises a Romano-British temple with associated Iron Age ditches and earthwork enclosure located in Wiltshire, approximately 240 metres and 370 metres north of Fosse Barn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019637.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn?

Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn 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 1019637.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Quarry Working Areas in West Lung, Spring Quarry (8.1 km), MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 (8.2 km), MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room (8.2 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

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

Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.