Roman Settlement found at Silbury Hill

Salon IFA 160, 12th March reports:


Archaeologists discover Roman village at foot of Silbury Hill

A Roman settlement has been discovered by archaeologists at the foot of Silbury Hill. The discovery was made as part of a project to stabilise the hill after the top caved in seven years ago. The linear settlement, with plots and alleys set at right angles to the main thoroughfare, straddles the Roman road (the modern A4) to the south of Silbury Hill to the west of the point where the road crosses the River Kennet.

Our Fellow Bob Bewley, currently English Heritage Regional Director for the South West, said that: ‘Without further investigation, it is difficult to say, but it could be that we have a roadside village, where travellers would change horses or stay overnight on the way to the sacred springs and bathing pools at Bath, but also possibly a place of pilgrimage in its own right focused on Silbury Hill.’


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