Hill forts · North Wales
Heronbridge Roman Site
Heronbridge Roman Site — archaeological site in Eaton and Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Heronbridge Roman Site is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Eaton and Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.1671°, -2.8830°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Heronbridge Roman Site is the remains of a Roman settlement on both sides of Watling Street, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Chester in Cheshire, England, with evidence of industrial activity (furnaces) in the late 1st and 2nd centuries. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Background
Architecture
The site was found by chance by a member of Chester Archaeological Society in 1929. It lies in undeveloped land, offering the prospect of a site undisturbed in modern times, with much scope for investigators. Excavations took place in 1930–31 and found human remains with evidence of violent deaths. Further investigations took place in 2003–04, and the site was also a target of the archaeological television programme Time Team in 2005. In the 2010s about a dozen skeletons from the 1930–31 excavation were re-identified in the collections of the Manchester Museum, the majority exhibiting severe trauma injuries. Carbon-dating of two further skeletons, uncovered in 2004, is consistent with a…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1671, -2.8830
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH4 7EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15223736 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Heronbridge Roman Site (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heronbridge Roman Site?
- Heronbridge Roman Site is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH4 7EH), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- Is Heronbridge Roman Site a listed building?
- Heronbridge Roman Site is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Heronbridge Roman Site a protected site?
- Yes — Heronbridge Roman Site is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Heronbridge Roman Site free to visit?
- Yes, Heronbridge Roman Site is free to enter.
- How do I get to Heronbridge Roman Site?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH4 7EH.