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The Great Britain Guide

Era

Roman Britain (43–410)

Roman Britain — 367 years of Roman rule. Hadrian's Wall, the great forts, the cities (Londinium, Eboracum), the bath houses, the villas. Foundations of British infrastructure laid down in stone.

27 places dated to this era.

Highlights

All places

Bartlow Hills📷 5

Hill forts · London

Bartlow Hills

Bartlow Hills — Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow (Cambridgeshire, UK).

Free🐕
London Mithraeum📷 5

Museums · London

London Mithraeum

London Mithraeum — mithraeum discovered at Walbrook, London, United Kingdom.

👶londonmithraeum.com
Dubris Pharos📷 5

Lighthouses · South East England

Dubris Pharos

Dubris Pharos — Roman lighthouse in Dover, England.

FreeGrade I🐕👶english-heritage.org.uk
Lullingstone Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 813616Flagship📷 10

Roman villas · South East England

Lullingstone Roman Villa

Kent Roman villa with one of the earliest Christian house-churches in Britain.

Free🐕english-heritage.org.uk
Entrance to Fishbourne Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 3502652★ Iconic📷 10

Roman villas · South East England

Fishbourne Roman Palace

The largest Roman house north of the Alps — 1st-century, with the Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic.

Free🐕sussexpast.co.uk
Chysauster Ancient Village📷 5

Hill forts · South West England

Chysauster Ancient Village

Chysauster Ancient Village — archaeological site in New Mill, Cornwall, Cornwall, England, UK.

Free🐕👶english-heritage.org.uk
The smells and flavours of Christmas - geograph.org.uk - 3840575★ Iconic📷 5

Archaeological sites · South West England

The Roman Baths

Britain's best-preserved Roman bathing complex.

Free🐕👶44ad.net
Stone bridge in field - geograph.org.uk - 1548569★ Iconic📷 4

Roman villas · South West England

Chedworth Roman Villa

One of Britain's largest Roman villas, Cotswold-set, with mosaics and bath-houses.

Free🐕
Temple of Claudius in Colchester📷 4

Hill forts · East of England

Temple of Claudius in Colchester

Temple of Claudius in Colchester — Roman temple dedicated to deified Claudius in Colchester, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶
Derby Racecourse Roman settlement📷 3

Hill forts · East Midlands

Derby Racecourse Roman settlement

Derby Racecourse Roman settlement — archaeological site in United Kingdom.

Free🐕roman-britain.org
Jewry Wall Museum📷 4

Museums · West Midlands

Jewry Wall Museum

Jewry Wall Museum — museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.

👶leicestermuseums.org
Romano-Celtic temple in Chedworth Woods📷 3

Archaeological sites · West Midlands

Romano-Celtic temple in Chedworth Woods

Romano-Celtic temple in Chedworth Woods — Romano-Celtic temple near Chedworth villa.

Free🐕
Hadrian's Wall★ Iconic📷 4

Archaeological sites · North East England

Hadrian's Wall

73-mile UNESCO World Heritage Roman frontier wall — Britain's most extensive Roman monument.

Free🐕english-heritage.org.uk
Dun Mor Vaul📷 3

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Dun Mor Vaul

Dun Mor Vaul — iron age broch located on the Isle of Tiree, Scotland.

Free🐕
Newcastle upon TyneFlagship📷 5

Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne — city in Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

Free🐕👶newcastle.gov.uk
Castra Vindolanda📷 5

Forts · Scottish Lowlands

Castra Vindolanda

Castra Vindolanda — Historic fort, dating to 4C.

vindolanda.com
Vindolanda📷 5

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Vindolanda

Vindolanda — Roman fort and archaeological site on Stanegate, England.

Free🐕vindolanda.com
Antonine WallFlagship📷 4

UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland

Antonine Wall

Antonine Wall — defensive fortification in Roman Britain.

ChesterFlagship📷 5

Towns & cities · North Wales

Chester

Chester — city in Cheshire, England.

Free🐕👶lordmayorchester.co.uk
Blestium📷 3

Hill forts · South Wales

Blestium

Blestium — archaeological site in Monmouth, Wales, UK.

Free🐕visitmonmouthshire.com
Nidum📷 3

Hill forts · South Wales

Nidum

Nidum — Roman camp at Neath, Wales.

Free🐕