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Site of pre-Roman settlement is an archaeological monument located in Essex, England, designated on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002173. The site represents evidence of human occupation and settlement activity prior to the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43. Archaeological investigation and field survey have identified artefactual and structural remains indicative of Iron Age or earlier settlement patterns typical of Essex's pre-Roman landscape. The precise extent and character of the settlement remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study and interpretation.
Site of pre-Roman settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002173. View the official record →
Site of pre-Roman settlement is an archaeological monument located in Essex, England, designated on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002173.
Site of pre-Roman settlement 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 1002173.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bourne Mill (2.5 km), Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (2.5 km), Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of pre-Roman settlement'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.
Site of pre-Roman settlement stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.