Nettleton, Wiltshire
Encyclopedia
Nettleton is a village and civil parish about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Chippenham
in Wiltshire
, England
.
about 0.75 miles (1.2 km) east of the village. Excavations in the 19th century found 28 human skeletons in its chambers.
Remains of a Romano-British
settlement of about 30 buildings have been found in the parish. They include a temple to Diana
and a shrine to Apollo Cunomaglus that were excavated between 1956 and 1971.
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Archaeology
Lugbury is a chambered long barrowLong barrow
A long barrow is a prehistoric monument dating to the early Neolithic period. They are rectangular or trapezoidal tumuli or earth mounds traditionally interpreted as collective tombs...
about 0.75 miles (1.2 km) east of the village. Excavations in the 19th century found 28 human skeletons in its chambers.
Remains of a Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British culture describes the culture that arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest of AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people of Celtic language and...
settlement of about 30 buildings have been found in the parish. They include a temple to Diana
Diana (mythology)
In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy...
and a shrine to Apollo Cunomaglus that were excavated between 1956 and 1971.