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Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a Roman earthwork forming part of the extensive defensive system of the Romano-British settlement at Verulamium near St Albans. Dating to the Roman period, the monument comprises an artificial mound which represents a surviving element of the city's fortifications or related defensive infrastructure. The site preserves important archaeological evidence of Roman engineering and urban planning in Britain during the first and second centuries AD. Its survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it a significant record of Romano-British settlement development and the material expression of Rome's occupation of the province.
Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003516. View the official record →
Verulamium, Bacons Mount is a Roman earthwork forming part of the extensive defensive system of the Romano-British settlement at Verulamium near St Albans. 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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