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Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a Romano-British earthwork forming part of the defensive circuit of the Roman city of Verulamium, located near St Albans in Hertfordshire. The monument comprises an earth bank and ditch that once constituted the city wall defences, constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain, likely in the second century AD. Bacons Mount represents a substantial survival of Verulamium's fortifications and remains archaeologically significant for understanding the layout and development of this important Romano-British urban centre. The earthwork's preservation has allowed detailed study of Roman military engineering and town planning strategies employed in the province of Britannia.
Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003516. View the official record →
Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a Romano-British earthwork forming part of the defensive circuit of the Roman city of Verulamium, located near St Albans in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003516.
Verulamium, Bacons Mount 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 1003516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement (0.6 km), Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city (1.6 km), St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings (1.9 km).
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