🏛️ Durobrivae-Braughing
Roman settlement and pottery production centre in Hertfordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Ware, Hertfordshire, England (51.897754, 0.020673)
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE (Romano-British)
- Function: Roadside settlement, marketplace, and major pottery manufacturing hub
- Status: Open-air archaeological site; finds held at local and national museums
Durobrivae-Braughing was a significant Romano-British settlement situated on Ermine Street, a principal Roman road connecting London to the north. The site served as both a commercial centre and production facility for Braughing pottery, a distinctive local ware traded widely across Roman Britain. Occupation spanned roughly the 1st to 3rd centuries CE, with the settlement declining as Roman power withdrew in the early 5th century ...