Lydney Park Roman temple
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lydney Park Roman temple canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman temple
ⓘ
Romano-British religious complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romano-Celtic temple ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Nodens ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Romano-British ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nodens ⓘ |
| deityTypeOfNodens |
healing god
ⓘ
hunting god ⓘ sea god ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1805 ⓘ |
| endTime | early 5th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Mortimer Wheeler
ⓘ
Tessa Wheeler ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | R. E. M. Wheeler ⓘ |
| function |
healing sanctuary
ⓘ
pilgrimage centre ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
sanctuary
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
basilica-like building
ⓘ
baths ⓘ boundary walls ⓘ courtyard ⓘ guest house ⓘ processional ways ⓘ temple building ⓘ well or water feature ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Forest of Dean ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ Lydney Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Severn
ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
|
| locatedOn | hilltop promontory ⓘ |
| majorExcavation | 1928–1929 ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Lydney ⓘ |
| notableFind |
bronze figurines
ⓘ
coins ⓘ curse tablets ⓘ inscribed bronze plaques ⓘ inscriptions to Nodens ⓘ jewellery ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Severn Estuary ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lydney Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Lydney Park estate
|
| period | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| religion | Romano-Celtic religion ⓘ |
| startTime | late 3rd century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.