Historical place profile
Sorviodunum
Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) is the site of pre-Roman habitation in Salisbury, England, where occupation began as early as 3,000 B.C. The oval Pre-Roman fort, covering some 11 ha, was re-used during the Roman and Norman periods.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:79688
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:79688
- Place type
- hillfort, settlement
- Coordinates
- 51.093274, -1.804779
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) is the site of pre-Roman habitation in Salisbury, England, where occupation began as early as 3,000 B.C. The oval Pre-Roman fort, covering some 11 ha, was re-used during the Roman and Norman periods.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 F3 Sorviodunum
Source and reuse
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Research path
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