Beside the Roman road lies a past
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Beside the Roman road lies a past
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 25 Feb 2019
The Fosse Way is a major Roman road that spans much of southern England. As it approaches Clandown from the north, this field provided several Roman artefacts. It is thought that there was some form of settlement here in the Neolithic and Iron Ages, but the Romans brought a range of buildings on top of the site. Some evidence of small scale smelting has been discovered, although the history of the settlement is not too clear. Further down the field are a couple of tumuli.
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