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Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement is an Iron Age settlement located near St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. The site represents an important phase of pre-Roman settlement in southern Britain, dating to the late Iron Age period before the Roman conquest. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation and domestic activity across the settlement area, contributing to understanding of late Iron Age settlement patterns and economy in the region. The remains survive largely as buried archaeological deposits beneath the modern landscape.
Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003518. View the official record →
Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement is an Iron Age settlement located near St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003518.
Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement 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 1003518.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city (1.7 km), St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings (2 km), St Albans Abbey Gatehouse (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement'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, Prae Wood settlement stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.