Home›Romano-British Sites›UNESCO World Heritage Status›Inscribed on the World Heritage ListBrowse ByInscribed on the World Heritage ListThis page groups sacred sites by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes elsewhere that cultural traditions can be "recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the same kind of international listing that applies to World Heritage sites. Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which sacred sites carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreInscribed on the World Heritage ListSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsAttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedRomano-British cult sites are attested from the conquest of 43 CE to the end of Roman administration in the early fifth century. The curse tablets thrown into the spring at Bath are the largest body of first-hand religious writing to survive from Roman Britain, and they are the words of ordinary worshippers rather than of priests. 3OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTemples and healing springs of Roman Britain, where Roman and native cult met and gods were worshipped under paired names - Sulis Minerva at Bath, Mars Nodens at Lydney. The pairing is interpretatio, a Roman habit of identifying foreign gods with their own; it does not mean that the two cults, or the two gods, were the same. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreRomano-British Sacred Sites This small group gathers a Romano-British sacred site, a temple or shrine from the period of Roman Britain, where Roman and native Celtic religion blended, often at healing springs and sanctuaries served by fused Romano-Celtic deities. The browser will find the site the atlas classes here. The entry describes its deities and religious function within the syncretic religious world of Roman Britain.Inscribed on the World Heritage ListFilter Results2 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllPilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (1)Cult Centre OfAllCoventina (1)Associated WithAllMinerva (1)Originated InAllBritish Isles (1)British Isles and Gaul (1)Origin Period Start YearAll60 (1)Practice StatusAllRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (1)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (1)Site TypeAllSacred river, lake, spring or sea (1)Shrine (1)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllCeltic Paganism (1)Roman Religion (1)CountryAllUnited Kingdom (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Aquae Sulis (Bath)Inscribed on the World Heritage ListCoventina's WellInscribed on the World Heritage ListSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Wheel as a Cult-Symbol in the Romano-Celtic Worldtier 1Miranda Green, Latomus, 19843. Tabellae Sulis: Roman Inscribed Tablets of Tin and Lead from the Sacred Spring at Bathtier 1R. S. O. Tomlin, Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, 1988Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.