Pagans Hill Roman Temple

Pagans Hill Roman Temple was a Romano-Celtic temple on a promontory overlooking the River Chew at Chew Stoke, Somerset. An Iron Age shrine was first established here in the 6th century BC, later replaced by a Romano-British octagonal temple complex around 300 AD. The temple's outer portico measured approximately 56.5 feet in diameter with an inner cella of 32 feet. Excavated by Philip Rahtz between 1949 and 1953, the site yielded a 56-foot-deep votive well containing cursing tablets. The final rebuild after 367 AD included an internal screen, and the structure ultimately collapsed during the 5th century.