Easton Grey Roman Settlement
Minor Settlement
Easton Grey Roman Town ( referred to in some previous sources as White Walls or Whitewalls) was a Romano-British roadside settlement near Malmesbury.
The Roman settlement at White Walls extends into agricultural land on either side of the Fosse Way c.200 metres north-east and c.150 metres south-west of the roads crossing over the River Avon. Pottery ranging from the first to the fourth centuries, bronze ornaments and enamelled jewellery, a belt strap-end of military nature, flanged imbrex roof-tiles, rounded tegula roof-tiles, and cut stones have been recovered from the site.
RIB 99 - Dedication to an unnamed god
Civilis made (this).
It seems to have come from a site called White Walls, where Roman coins, foundations, and pavements have been found.
- Those recovered from accumulated surface finds and listed by Passmore in 1934 include issues of Julius Caesar (1), Mark Anthony (1) and Vespasian (4). The latest being of Constantine I.
- A collection of five hundred and seventeen coins recovered from the site by use of a metal detector, range from issues of Titus (1) to Theodosius (1).
References for White Walls
- Roadside Settlements of Lowland Roman Britain by Roger Finch Smith (B.A.R. British Series #157, 1987) pp.291/2;
- The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965).
- List Entry Number:1013354
Map References for White Walls
NGRef: ST8987 OSMap: LR173
Roman Roads near White Walls
Fosse Way: NE (13) to Corinivm (Cirencester, Gloucestershire) Fosse Way: SW (8) to Nettleton (West Kington, Wiltshire)
Sites near Easton Grey Roman Settlement
- Kingscote (12 km)
Villa - Nettleton Roman settlement (12 km)
Pewter Working, Possible British Settlement, Temple Or Shrine and Villa - Uley Shrine (16 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Woodchester Roman Villa (17 km)
Villa - Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) Amphitheatre (19 km)
Amphitheatre - Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) Vicus (20 km)
Vicus - Cirencester (Corinium Dobunnorum) Roman Fort (20 km)
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68), Vexillation Fort and Vicus - Fosse Way (20 km)
Roman Road - Ermin Way (20 km)
Roman Road - Rangeworthy Roman Settlement (20 km)
Minor Settlement