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Durobrivae is a Roman fort and walled town situated near Water Newton in Huntingdonshire, representing one of the significant settlements of Roman Britain. Originally established as a military installation in the first century AD, the site developed into an important trading centre and administrative hub during the later Roman period, with substantial town walls constructed to define and protect the urban area. The surviving archaeological remains include the fort's defensive structures and the planned street layout of the Roman town, with suburbs extending to the south, west, and east of the main settlement. The site's importance is further underscored by its extensive pottery production and its position as a significant point of distribution for goods throughout the wider region during the second and third centuries AD.
The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton Village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021429. View the official record →
Durobrivae is a Roman fort and walled town situated near Water Newton in Huntingdonshire, representing one of the significant settlements of Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021429.
The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton Village 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 1021429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two churchyard crosses (4 km), Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's Manor (4.3 km), Earthworks of deserted medieval village (5.9 km).
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The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton Village stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.