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Roman Amphitheatre · Civilian

Roman amphitheatre, Charterhouse

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 893570731
Site type
Amphitheatre
Category
Civilian
Latitude
51.3054
Longitude
-2.7203
Overview

History & context

An amphitheater stood to the west of the lead mining settlement at Charterhouse Roman Town.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman amphitheatre, Charterhouse?

An amphitheater stood to the west of the lead mining settlement at Charterhouse Roman Town. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a amphitheatre site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Roman amphitheatre, Charterhouse?

Roman amphitheatre, Charterhouse is classified as a Roman amphitheatre — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Roman amphitheatre, Charterhouse?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Roman settlement at Town Field (0.3 km), Ischalis? (0.7 km), Roman settlement site, Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal palace, and St Columbanus' Chapel (5.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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