Wicklewood Roman Temple

Wicklewood Roman Temple is the site of a Romano-Celtic temple near Wicklewood and about 1.5 miles north-west of Wymondham, in Norfolk [1]. The site was discovered in 1959 from cropmarks, and a partial excavation took place in August of that year [1]. The buried remains of a temple were found [1]. It was a rectangular building, about 15 metres north to south by 17 metres west to east [1]. There was a cella (an inner chamber), about 8.5 metres square, built of mortared flint rubble; internally the walls were plastered, and were painted with a design in yellow and black on a red ground [1]. The temple evidently served an adjacent settlement, as many Roman objects, such as pottery fragments, coins, brooches and figurines, dating from the first to fourth centuries A.D. have been found near the temple [1]. Some of the brooches are ornate, suggesting that they were votive offerings [1].