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Verulamium is a substantial portion of the defensive wall and ditch system of a major Roman city located near the modern town of St Albans in Hertfordshire. The visible remains consist of a well-preserved stretch of the city wall, constructed of flint and Roman brick, together with the accompanying defensive ditch, both dating to the second and third centuries AD when the settlement had achieved the status of a municipium. The wall stands to considerable height in places and represents one of the finest examples of Roman military architecture surviving in Britain. These defences enclosed a thriving urban centre of significant importance within the Romano-British economy, and the preservation of the wall and ditch provides essential archaeological evidence for understanding the scale, development, and defensive requirements of this major provincial settlement during the later Roman period.
Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003519. View the official record →
Verulamium is a substantial portion of the defensive wall and ditch system of a major Roman city located near the modern town of St Albans in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003519.
Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city 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 1003519.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings (0.3 km), St Albans Abbey Gatehouse (0.6 km), The Clock Tower (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city'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.
Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.