Bourton Grounds Temple
Temple Or Shrine
This square Romano-British temple lies beside the River Twin near Buckingham, opposite the Thornborough Roman barrows. The walls were of timber-facing with a rubble core, with massive corner-posts. The portico measured c.53 ft. square with walls c. 2 ft. thick, the cella 25 ft. square with 4 ft. thick walls. The temple faced east. It was built in the late-3rd century and remained in use until the early-5th. (Type Ia, or Ib)
References for Bourton Grounds Temple
- Temples in Roman Britain by M.J.T. Lewis (Cambridge 1966).
Map References for Bourton Grounds Temple
NGRef: SP 729 331 OSMap: LR152/165
Roman Roads near Bourton Grounds Temple
None identified
Sites near Bourton Grounds Temple
- Thornborough Barrows (0 km)
Barrow - Bancroft Roman Villa (12 km)
Villa - Magiovinium (Fenny Stratford) (16 km)
Cemetery and Minor Settlement - Lactodorum (Towcester) (16 km)
Minor Settlement - Stoke Bruerne (17 km)
Villa - Gayhurst Villa (18 km)
Roman-Building and Villa - Fleet Marston Roman Settlement (19 km)
Minor Settlement - Akeman Street (19 km)
Roman Road - Alchester (Bicester) Vicus (20 km)
Vicus - Alchester Fort (Bicester) (20 km)
Minor Settlement