Archaeological sites · South West England
Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down
In or near Ashmore.
Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down — archaeological site in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury · 9.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down, the nearest railway station is Tisbury, located 9.6 km away. The postcode for navigation is SP5 5QE, and entry to the site is free.
About
Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9751°, -2.0734°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Rotherley Downs SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cranborne Chase SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rotherley Down Settlement is an archaeological site of the late Iron Age and Romano-British period on Cranborne Chase, England. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Berwick St John, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Tollard Royal, in Wiltshire, near the boundary with Dorset. It is a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The site, on the brow of a hill at Rotherley Down, has an area of about 2 ha. He excavated the site at Rotherley Down from 1885 to 1886; what is seen today is his partial reconstruction. He erected a stone monument at the centre of the site, on which his findings are described.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9751, -2.0734
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Berwick St. John
- Postcode
- SP5 5QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury — 9.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17675343 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rotherley Down Settlement (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stone inside ditch on Rotherley Down - geograph.org.uk - 316299.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down?
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP5 5QE), in the parish of Berwick St. John.
- What is Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down?
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down — archaeological site in Wiltshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 9.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP5 5QE.
- Is Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down a listed building?
- Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down a protected site?
- Yes — Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Rotherley Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down free to visit?
- Yes, Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down is free to enter.
- How do I get to Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP5 5QE. It sits within the Salisbury parliamentary constituency.