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The Excavation of a Romano-Celtic Temple and a Later Cemetery on Lamyatt Beacon, Somerset

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

Roger Leech
Roger Leech
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Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, National Monuments Record, Southampton
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Summary

The summit of Lamyatt Beacon was totally excavated. The earliest structure was a Romano-Celtic temple, built in the late third century, in use into the early fifth century, and of square plan with two annexes on the east side. To the south was a sunken-room. Finds from related features and from looting of the site included many votive objects. Probably of later date than the temple were a small building to the north and a cemetery of at least sixteen burials, aligned east-west with heads to the west.

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Britannia , Volume 17 , November 1986 , pp. 259 - 328
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Copyright © Roger Leech 1986. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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