Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm

Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm

England
List entry 1015490
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015490
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
TL 08235 07882
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wood Lane End is a Romano-Celtic temple complex located near Woodwells Farm in Hertfordshire. The site comprises the remains of a Romano-Celtic sanctuary of Iron Age or Romano-British date, representing an important example of religious architecture from the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods in the region. The temple complex demonstrates the continuity and adaptation of Celtic religious practices during the Roman occupation of Britain, reflecting the syncretism characteristic of Romano-British religious culture. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the protection of national heritage legislation.

Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015490. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm?

Wood Lane End is a Romano-Celtic temple complex located near Woodwells Farm in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015490.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm?

Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm 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 1015490.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement (4.1 km), Boxmoor House Roman villa (4.9 km), Dominican Priory (site of) (excluding inhabited parts) (5.5 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm

Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm

St AlbansRoman town · ~3.2 milesLondonRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~12.2 miles