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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
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.