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Roman Britain
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Roman Britain (H-Z)
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Hadrian's Wall
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When the Roman successfully invaded Britain in 43 AD, they quickly overcame the southern British tribes, despite annoyances like the revolt of the Iceni under Boudicca. It was a different story in the north, where tribes from what is now Scotland were a constant thorn in the Roman's side.
Northumberland,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: The B6318 is by far the best way to access points along the wall. The road follows the course of the Wall through much of western Northumberland.
Website: Hadrian's Wall
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Hardknott Roman Fort
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Extensive remains of a Roman fort in an astonishing, remote position high above Eskdale at the top of Hardknott Pass. Hardknott was founded by the Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century AD. The extensive foundations reveal a commandant's house, barracks, parade ground, and bath house. The location in an exposed position below the summit of Hardknott Pass has to be seen.
Ravenglass,
Lake District,
Cumbria,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: On a minor road 9 miles east of Ravenglass, at the top of Eskdale. Access may be difficult in winter. Limited parking at the site. A larger parking area well below the fort makes for a very stiff walk to the site.
Website: Hardknott Roman Fort
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Jordan Hill Roman Temple
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Jordan Hill is a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple. Little of the temple remains beyond the foundation walls. Within the walls is a shaft over 10 feet deep, thought to have been built c 69-79 AD. The site appears to have fallen out of use c 379-395 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius.
Bowleaze Cove Way,
Weymouth,
Devon,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: 2 miles east of Weymouth off the A353. The South West Coast Path passes beside the site, which is just above Bowleaze Cove on the eastern edge of Weymouth.
Website: Jordan Hill Roman Temple
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Newport Arch
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The best preserved of the many Roman remains in Lincoln, Newport Arch is a gateway across Bailgate, at the northern extremity of the old Roman city, where the Roman Ermine Street led north towards York. The Newport Arch was built in the early 2nd century AD, and is the only Roman arch in Britain still in daily use for transportation.
Newport/Bailgate,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire,
England,
LN1 3AZ
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: At the top of Bailgate, a very short walk from the cathedral.
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Newport Roman Villa
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Remains of a Roman villa dating to 280AD. The best preserved part of the villa are its baths, but there are also very good examples of underfloor heating and mosaic floors to be seen. Tableaux depict life in Roman times, and there are exhibits of Roman finds from across the Isle of Wight. Seasonal opening.
Cypress Road,
Newport,
Isle of Wight,
England,
P030 1HE
Attraction Type:
Roman
Phone: 01983 529720
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Roman Bath Inn
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In 1930 renovations to a tavern on St Sampson's, York, revealed the remains of a caldarium, or steam bath, from the Roman city of Eboracum. The caldarium, and a neighbouring plunge bath, have been excavated, and visitors can now see the place where Roman soldiers and citizens came to find relaxation.
St Sampsons,
York,
Yorkshire,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO1 8RN
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: off Church Street, a few blocks south of York Minster
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Roman Garden
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The "Roman Garden" monicker is something of a misnomer. Certainly there is no indication that a garden existed on this site near Newgate during Roman times. The garden space was, in fact, assembled in 1949 from bits and pieces of Roman artifacts found throughout Chester. The gardens contain Roman columns and a "hypocaust" or underfloor heating system. The gardens were remodeled in 2000 to provide access to the River Dee. Interpretive panels tell the story of Roman Chester and the garden site.
Little St John Street,
Chester,
Cheshire,
England
Attraction Type:
Garden
Location: just outside the city walls, SE of the city
Website: Roman Garden
Email: landscape@chester.gov.uk
Phone: 01244 402 397
Fax: 01244 310 071
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Roman Painted House
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The remains of Roman 'mansio', or Official Hotel, dating to at least the 3rd century AD. The remains, though now moved from its original site to a purpose built museum, show extensive wall paintngs and mosaics, a hypocaust (underfloor heating system), and remains of defensive fortifications.
New Street,
Dover,
Kent,
England,
CT17 9AJ
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: in town centre
Phone: 01304 203 279
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Silchester Roman City
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This site was settled as early as the late Iron Age, when it was an important tribal centre for the native Atrebates. When the Romans settled in Britain, they reused the settlement site to create a new town called Calleva Attrebatum (loosely translated as Town in the woods of the Atrebattes).
Silchester,
Hampshire,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: Just off a minor road 1 mile east of the village of Silchester. Open at any reasonable time.
Website: Silchester Roman City
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Heritage Highlight: The most unaltered Roman town site in Britain
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The Roman Baths
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The great Roman baths here were used from about 80-400AD, but they gradually fell into disuse, and were covered up by subsequent building on this site. Then in 1775 the baths and temple complex were discovered by accident, and they have been restored to their former glory. This is without a doubt the best Roman site in England, and well worth seeing. A museum houses finds from the excavations, including a giant stone Medusa's head, and a wonderful bronze head of Minerva.
Pump Room,
Stall Street Bath,
Somerset,
England,
BA1 1LZ
Attraction Type:
Roman
Website: The Roman Baths
Email: romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk
Phone: 01225 477 785
Fax: 01225 477 743
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Heritage Highlight: The sculpted head of Medusa is a Roman gem
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Venta Icenorum
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Venta Icenorum was a Roman civitas, or administrative centre, built around 70 AD, following the failure of the Boudiccan revolt. It served as the capital of the Boudicca's Iceni tribe, the most powerful of the native British tribes in East Anglia. Loosely translated, the name Venta Icenorum means 'market-place of the Iceni'. The site was gradually expanded over the years, with the addition of a forum, basilica, and baths, and town walls. Venta Icenorum was occupied until roughly 400 AD.
Norwich Road,
Caistor St Edmund,
Norfolk,
England,
NR30 5RA
Attraction Type:
Roman
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Vindolanda Roman Fort
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A superb Roman fort, built sometime around 85AD to guard the major road known as the Stanegate, which stretched roughly east to west across the top of Roman Britannia from the Solway to the mouth of the Tyne. This means that Vindolanda was in place roughly 40 years before the building of Hadrian's Wall. The earliest forts of wood have been very well preserved beneath a covering of turf. A museum on the site contains an extraordinary array of finds from the site ranging from household objects, textiles, leather goods, and even the earliest known written documents in Britain. Among the buildings on the site are a bath house, barracks, workshops, and temple.
Chesterholm,
Northumberland,
England,
NE47 7JP
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: Located just to the north of the A69 near Bardon Mill, or south of the B6318 at Chesterholm.
Website: Vindolanda Roman Fort
Phone: 01434 344277
The Vindolanda Trust
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Wheeldale Roman Road
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Extensive remains of a road which is generally thought to be Roman, though some authorities believe it to be either Saxon or, possibly, pre-Roman. Reached by a path across a field. The road is composed of very large slabs making up a lightly rounded surface, with no evidence of gutters. It is possible that the road was built to ease troop movements to the coast. Local legend tells that it was built by the giant Wade so that his wife could take her sheep to their pasture more easily.
Pickering,
Yorkshire,
Yorkshire,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: off a minor road north of Pickering
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Willowford Bridge
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Remains of a Roman bridge that used to carry traffic across the River Irthing. The bridge is now completely on dry land, and a modern footbridge takes walkers across the river and along an extremely well-preserved section of Hadrian's Wall to the Birdoswald Roman Fort a short distance away.
Gilsland,
Cumbria,
England
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: The bridge is accessed via a very pleasant walk along Hadrian's Wall from Birdoswald Roman fort. Parking at the fort or at Gilsland village.
Website: Willowford Bridge
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Wroxeter Roman City
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The 1st century Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum, complete with bath and forum. Wroxeter was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, and this importance is reflected in the remains of the city. The site was lost for centuries before it was rediscovered in the Victorian period. Such was the public interest in the subsequent excavation of Wroexter that the landowner donated the site to the public, making it one of the very first archaeological sites in Britain to become a tourist attraction regularly open to visitors.
Shrewsbury,
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire,
England,
SY5 6PH
Attraction Type:
Roman
Location: 5 miles east of Shrewsbury on the B4380
Website: Wroxeter Roman City
Phone: 01743 761 330
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