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Multi-periodSite Name: Venta IcenorumCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.698 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Norfolk Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Caistor Roman Town Nearest Village: Caistor St. Edmund
Map Ref: TG230034
Latitude: 52.582647N Longitude: 1.290178E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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seadog visited on 1st Jan 1957 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 My grandfather farmed the site in the 50's and 60's. I remember finding spades from illegal diggers. I still have some coins from the site. I believe the Roman temple was not at Venta Icenorum itself but 800m to the NE.
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The Iceni had close ties with their neighbouring tribe the Trinovantes to the south and possibly also with the civilised Coritani to the north-west, and their former adversaries the Catuvellauni lay to the south-west. It is suggested there might have been an Iron Age settlement on the Roman grounds prior to the Roman settlement, which will hopefully be revealed by forthcoming excavations.
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Note: Dig post excavation confirms "one of the largest" temple buildings in Roman Britain, full details in the comments on our page, along with what there is to see now at Venta Icenorum
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