Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWall Town Roman camp

Wall Town Roman camp

England
List entry 1006282
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006282
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.88 hectares
Grid reference
SO 69239 78367, SO 69263 78245
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wall Town Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Shropshire that dates to the Roman period of Britain. The site represents one of the auxiliary forts established as part of Rome's strategic control of the Welsh Marches and the military infrastructure supporting the conquest and occupation of Wales. The camp's defensive earthworks remain visible in the landscape, preserving evidence of its ditches and ramparts characteristic of Roman military architecture. The fort served an important role in the Roman frontier system during the first and second centuries AD, contributing to the broader network of military bases that facilitated Rome's dominance over the region.

Wall Town Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006282. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wall Town Roman camp?

Wall Town Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Shropshire that dates to the Roman period of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006282.

Who is responsible for protecting Wall Town Roman camp?

Wall Town Roman camp 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 1006282.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wall Town Roman camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Toot motte castle, 450m WSW of Mawleytown Farm. (2.4 km), Wayside cross on High Street, 140m south west of St Mary's Church (3.2 km), Stottesdon Bridge 1/3 mile (540m) N of Prescott Mill (4.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wall Town Roman camp

Wall Town Roman camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.