This is a list of all known Roman sites within the county of Lincolnshire.
Name | Roman Name | Type | Location | Coordinates | Dates | Notes | Image | |
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Alkborough | Aquis | Fortified Settlement | Alkborough | |||||
Ancaster | ? | Fortified Settlement | Ancaster | |||||
Brant Broughton | Briga | Settlement | Brant Broughton | |||||
Broughton | Praetorium | Broughton | ||||||
Caistor | ? | Fortified Settlement | Caistor | |||||
Dragonby | ? | Settlement | Dragonby | |||||
Great Casterton | ? | Fortified Settlement | Great Casterton, Rutland | Though the settlement is in Rutland, it is also the location where Ermine Street crossed the River Gwash close to the modern boundary between Rutland and Lincolnshire. | ||||
Hibaldstow | ? | Settlement | Hibaldstow | |||||
Horncastle | Bannovalum? | Fortified Settlement | Horncastle | |||||
Kirmington | ? | Fortified Settlement | Kirmington | On site of earlier Iron Age fortified settlement. | ||||
Kirton in Lindsey | Inmedio | Settlement | Kirton in Lindsey | |||||
Lincoln | Lindum Colonia | Colonia/Legionary Fortress | Lincoln | |||||
Louth | Luda | Settlement | Louth | |||||
Ludford | ? | Settlement | Ludford | |||||
Marton | ? | Fort | Marton | On Till Bridge Lane next to its crossing of the River Trent. | ||||
Navenby | ? | Settlement | Navenby | Sits upon Ermine Street. Evidence of Bronze and Iron Age activity. | ||||
Owmby | ? | Settlement | Owmby | |||||
Saltersford | Causennis? | Settlement | Little Ponton and Stroxton | |||||
Sapperton | Causennis? | Fortified Settlement | Sapperton | |||||
Sleaford | Bannovalum? | Settlement | Sleaford | |||||
Stow | Sidnacester | Settlement | Stow | |||||
Tattershall | Drurobrivis | Settlement | Tattershall | |||||
Torksey | Tiovulfingacester | Settlement | Torksey | |||||
Wainfleet | Vainona | Settlement | Wainfleet | |||||
Ulceby Cross | ? | Settlement | Ulceby | |||||
Willoughby | Verometum | Settlement | Willoughby | |||||
Winteringham | Ad Abum | Settlement | Winteringham |
Name | Roman Name | Type | Location | Coordinates | Dates | Notes | Image | |
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Barrs Farm Villa | ? | Villa | Hemingby | |||||
Baths | ? | Baths | Lincoln (Steep Hill/Danes Terrace) | |||||
Baumber Cursus | ? | Cursus | Baumber | Possible Roman cursus | ||||
Bourne-Morton Canal | ? | Canal | Between Bourne and Morton | Only traceable through crop-marks. | ||||
Car Dyke | ? | Canal | Western Edge of The Fens | 85 miles long | ||||
Castellum Aquæ | ? | Water Tank | Lincoln (East Bight) | |||||
Denton Villa | ? | Villa | Denton | |||||
East Gate | ? | Gate | Lincoln (Eastgate) | |||||
Ermine Street | ? | Road | Between London and York, via Stamford, Grantham, Ancaster, Lincoln, Scunthorpe | |||||
Forum | ? | Forum | Lincoln (Bailgate) | Granite stones mark locations of the now subsurface columns. | ||||
Foss Dyke | ? | Canal | Between Lincoln and Torksey | c.120AD | ||||
Fosse Way | ? | Road | Between Exeter and Lincoln | 230 miles in length | ||||
Glentworth Hall Villa | ? | Villa | Glentworth | |||||
Gravel Pit Farm Villa | ? | Villa | Kirton in Lindsey | |||||
Gravestone | ? | Gravestone | Lincoln (St Mary le Wigford) | Reused by the Danes. Now set in the wall of the Norman tower. | ||||
Haceby Villa | ? | Villa | Haceby | |||||
High Street | ? | Road | Between Horncastle and Caistor, via Baumber. Possibly on to The Humber. | Ancient Ridgeway used and straightened by the Romans. | ||||
Horkstow Villa | ? | Villa | Horkstow | |||||
King Street | ? | Road | Between Peterborough and Ancaster via Bourne and Sapperton. | |||||
Kirmond le Mire Villa | ? | Villa | Kirmond le Mire | |||||
Lady Well | ? | Natural Spring | Ancaster | Reputedly the water-source for Roman Ancaster. | ||||
Lead Coffin | ? | Coffin (Lead) | Baumber (Churchyard) | Found in Baumber churchyard in 1892. | ||||
Mareham Lane | ? | Road | Between Bourne and Sleaford, and possibly on to Lincoln. | |||||
Mere Balk Lane | ? | Road | Between Stixwould and Saltfleetby, via Hemingby and Tathwell. | Reputedly of Roman Origin due to its straightness. | ||||
Milestone | ? | Milestone | Lincoln (St Mary's Guildhall) | First Milestone south of Roman Lincoln. | ||||
Mint Wall | ? | Basicalla | Lincoln (West Bight) | |||||
Mount Pleasant Farm Villa | ? | Villa | Kirton in Lindsey | |||||
Newport Arch | ? | Gate | Lincoln | 3rd century | Reputedly the oldest arch in the United Kingdom still used by traffic | |||
Norton Disney Villa | ? | Villa | Norton Disney | |||||
Owmby | ? | Settlement | Owmby | |||||
Posterngate | ? | Gate | Lincoln (Saltersgate) | Under RBS Bank. Limited public access. | ||||
Riseholme Barrow | ? | Burial Barrow | Riseholme | 1st century | ||||
Roxby Villa | ? | Villa | Roxby | |||||
Scampton Villa | ? | Villa | Scampton | |||||
South Gate (Upper) | ? | Gate | Lincoln (Steep Hill) | Fragments between numbers 25 and 26, and within 44, Steep Hill. | ||||
St Paul in the Bail | ? | Church | Lincoln (Bailgate) | 4th century | ||||
Stainby Villa | ? | Villa | Stainby | |||||
Stoke Rochford Villa | ? | Villa | Stoke Rochford | |||||
Sudbrooke Villa | ? | Villa | Sudbrooke | Excavated since 2005[1] | ||||
Till Bridge Lane | ? | Road | Between Ermine Street north of Lincoln and York, via Doncaster, Castleford and Tadcaster. | |||||
Walesby Villa | ? | Villa | Walesby | |||||
Wall | ? | City Wall | Lincoln | Surviving fragments throughout the city. | ||||
Wall | ? | Town Wall | Horncastle | Surviving fragments throughout the town. | ||||
Winterton Villa | ? | Villa | Winterton | |||||
Well | ? | Well | Lincoln (Bailgate) | Next to St Paul in the Bail, now covered with glass screen. In use until the 17th century. | ||||
West Gate (Lower) | ? | Gate | Lincoln (Orchard Street) | 3rd century | ||||
West Gate (Upper) | ? | Gate | Lincoln (Westgate) | No remains currently visible. |