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Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor is a collection of upstanding remains representing portions of the principal Roman road connecting Chichester and London, constructed during the Roman period following the conquest of Britain. The road comprises seven distinct surviving segments within the landscape between the parishes of Eartham and Bignor in West Sussex, where the route is marked by earthworks and metalling characteristic of Roman road construction. The site also encompasses a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrows, indicating long-term use and significance of this landscape corridor through successive periods. The monument represents an important archaeological record of Roman infrastructure and earlier prehistoric activity along a route of considerable strategic and economic importance in Roman Britain.
Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016621. View the official record →
Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor is a collection of upstanding remains representing portions of the principal Roman road connecting Chichester and London, constructed during the Roman period following the conquest of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016621.
Seven sections of Stane Street Roman road between Eartham and Bignor, a prehistoric linear boundary and two bowl barrows 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 1016621.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (0.8 km), Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn (2.5 km), Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds (2.8 km).
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