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Dorchester Roman Town House

Dorchester, Dorset

The only complete Roman town house on view in Britain.

Behind Dorchester's County Hall are the remains of a Roman town house, the only one in Britain where the complete ground plan can be seen. It had mosaic floors and underfloor heating.

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When
300s
Where
50.7160, -2.4400
Group
Roman Britain

Visiting

Free to visit, protected under a glass building behind County Hall.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
Read the full story in the book

The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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