🏛️ Durobrivae-Braughing
Roman settlement and pottery production centre in Hertfordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near the River Stort in Hertfordshire, England
- Active Roman settlement from approximately 1st to 4th century CE
- Known for large-scale pottery and tile production
- Scheduled Ancient Monument; largely unexcavated
Durobrivae-Braughing was a Romano-British settlement positioned at a river crossing on what is believed to be the road between Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans). The site is primarily known for its intensive ceramic industry, which supplied pottery and roof tiles across a substantial portion of Roman Britain. Archaeological evidence indicates the settlement flourished during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, though occupation extended from the early Roman period into the 4th century ...