Romano-British Villa and Temple, and Iron Age Dyke, on Berkhamsted Common

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History & significance

Berkhamsted Common is a scheduled ancient monument in Hertfordshire containing remains of Romano-British settlement and religious activity alongside prehistoric earthworks. The site encompasses a Romano-British villa and temple complex, evidence of domestic and ritual occupation during the Roman period, alongside an Iron Age dyke which represents earlier territorial or defensive works. The dyke and villa remains demonstrate the long continuity of human activity and land use at this location across more than a millennium. The monument is significant for illustrating Romano-British religious and domestic settlement patterns and the persistence of landscape organisation from the Iron Age through the Roman occupation.

Romano-British Villa and Temple, and Iron Age Dyke, on Berkhamsted Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020914. View the official record →

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