Ilchester Roman site
E366538
The Ilchester Roman site is an archaeological area in Ilchester, Somerset, preserving remains of the town’s Roman settlement, including roads, buildings, and artifacts that reveal its role as a significant regional center in Roman Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ilchester Roman site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3556141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilchester Roman site Context triple: [Ilchester, hasLandmark, Ilchester Roman site]
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A.
Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter Roman City is one of the largest and best-preserved Roman urban sites in Britain, featuring extensive archaeological remains of the ancient city of Viroconium.
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B.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
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C.
Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a large, well-preserved Roman courtyard villa in West Sussex, England, renowned for its extensive and intricate mosaic floors.
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D.
Lydney Park Roman temple
Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Cissbury Ring
Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilchester Roman site Target entity description: The Ilchester Roman site is an archaeological area in Ilchester, Somerset, preserving remains of the town’s Roman settlement, including roads, buildings, and artifacts that reveal its role as a significant regional center in Roman Britain.
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A.
Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter Roman City is one of the largest and best-preserved Roman urban sites in Britain, featuring extensive archaeological remains of the ancient city of Viroconium.
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B.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
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C.
Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a large, well-preserved Roman courtyard villa in West Sussex, England, renowned for its extensive and intricate mosaic floors.
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D.
Lydney Park Roman temple
Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Cissbury Ring
Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceFor |
Roman road network in southwest Britain
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local administration in Roman Britain ⓘ trade in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman military and civil administration
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Roman road Fosse Way ⓘ
linked to:
Fosse Way
|
| chronology | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Somerset Council
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linked to:
Somerset Council area
|
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
building materials
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coins ⓘ domestic artifacts ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
Roman artifacts
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Roman buildings ⓘ Roman roads ⓘ Roman town ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | long-term settlement continuity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
building foundations
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defensive works ⓘ street grid ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Ilchester ⓘ Somerset ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Yeo valley ⓘ |
| near | modern village of Ilchester ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| period | Roman era ⓘ |
| preserves |
evidence of Roman occupation
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urban layout of a Roman settlement ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Roman trade routes in Somerset
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Romanization of southwest Britain ⓘ |
| significance | regional centre in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| townNameInRomanPeriod | Lindinis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
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study of Roman urbanism in Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilchester Roman site Description of subject: The Ilchester Roman site is an archaeological area in Ilchester, Somerset, preserving remains of the town’s Roman settlement, including roads, buildings, and artifacts that reveal its role as a significant regional center in Roman Britain.
Referenced by (1)
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