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Iscalis

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which have been found. The full extent of the site is unclear, beyond a specific villa but there is some evidence that the site is much more extensive, possibly forming a village or even a town.
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stood west of the settlement. It is the only one in England to exist at a lead mine and is additional evidence of the importance of Mendip lead to the Romans.
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which was occupied from the middle of the 1st century until at least the fifth century, demonstrated by the coins of
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Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society
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The Roman West Country: Classical Culture and Celtic Society
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Another suggestion is that Iscalis was at the mouth of the
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Elkington, H. D. H. (1976). "The Mendip Lead Industry".
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Index

Roman
Ptolemy
ceremonial county
Somerset
Gatcombe
Theodosius
Magnus Maximus
Arcadius
Charterhouse Roman Town
lead
silver
mines
Romans
amphitheatre
River Axe
Bawdrip
Cheddar Palace
"Excavations at Gatcombe, Somerset, in 1965 and 1966"
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Historic England
"Gatcombe Settlement (197955)"
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978-0-85033-461-6
"ISCALIS Suspected Romano-British Settlement"
Historic England
"Roman settlement site, Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal palace, and St Columbanus' Chapel (1017290)"
National Heritage List for England
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