Historical place profile

Vagniacis

Vagniacis was a small Roman site of the first to fifth centuries with likely specialized religious functions. A series of five temples are situated within a temenos along the Watling Street at Springhead.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:79729
Catalogue ID
pleiades:79729
Place type
archaeological-site, sanctuary, settlement
Coordinates
51.431943, 0.322311
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Vagniacis was a small Roman site of the first to fifth centuries with likely specialized religious functions. A series of five temples are situated within a temenos along the Watling Street at Springhead.

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 H3 Vagniacis

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

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