Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSite of Romano-British town of Magna

Site of Romano-British town of Magna

England
List entry 1001768
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001768
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.77 hectares
Grid reference
SO 44134 42622, SO 43930 42686, SO 44051 42777
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of Romano-British town of Magna?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Romano-British town of Magna?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Romano-British town of Magna?

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).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Romano-British town of Magna

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.

The wider landscape

Around Site of Romano-British town of Magna

KenchesterRoman town · ~0.1 miles