Leicester: Archaeological Site
Places and attractions in the Archaeological site category
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- Church
- Museum
- Park
- Shopping
- Area
- Specialty museum
- History museum
- Shopping centre
- Theater
- Concerts and shows
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Nightlife
- Science museum
- Archaeological site
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Monastery
King Richard III Visitor Centre
The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were discovered within the site of the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains were ultimately reinterred at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March 2015.
Via Devana
Via Devana is the name given to a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east, through Cambridge in the interior, and on to Chester in the north-west.
Scheduled monuments in Leicester
There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester. These range from the Roman Jewry Wall and Raw Dykes to the medieval Leicester Castle and the early modern King William's Bridge. Several of the scheduled sites have a wide area protecting more than one feature.
Raw Dykes
Raw Dykes is a Roman earthwork and scheduled monument in Leicester. The monument consists of two parallel banks up to 20 metres apart, with an excavated channel running between them.
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