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The site of the Romano-British town of Magna is a scheduled ancient monument located in Herefordshire, representing an important settlement of the Roman period in the Welsh Marches. The town occupied a strategic position and served as a centre of commerce and administration during the Roman occupation of Britain. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation spanning the Roman period, with the site yielding finds including pottery, coins, and structural remains that attest to sustained settlement and economic activity. The precise location and extent of the Romano-British settlement at Magna have been established through archaeological investigation and survive today as buried archaeological deposits within the scheduled monument area.
Site of Romano-British town of Magna is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001768. View the official record →
The site of the Romano-British town of Magna is a scheduled ancient monument located in Herefordshire, representing an important settlement of the Roman period in the Welsh Marches.
Site of Romano-British town of Magna 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 1001768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Weir Roman site (0.9 km), Offa's Dyke: the section extending 950yds (870m) N and S of Big Oaks (3.3 km), Medieval bridge 870m north east of Stretton Court Farm (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of Romano-British town of Magna'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 Romano-British town of Magna stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.