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Monument details

Summary

A 4th century Romano-British building was excavated in 1972 after some tiles and pottery sherds were found in the area in the previous year. The building had evidence of later additions to its structure but was primarly dated on the basis of occupation debris found in a field drain (TR 04 NW 199). Amongst the finds removed from this drain were pottery sherds, bone, coins dating to AD 330-370 and other domestic items. Flint foundations of other walls were also found to the north and north-west and an unornamented gate-type bronze buckle and an iron dagger were found in association. There are no visible remains of this structure at the site.

Monument Types

• SETTLEMENT (Roman - 300 AD (at some time) to 409 AD (at some time))
• BUILDING (Roman - 350 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• SHERD (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD?)
• TILE (Roman - 150 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 370 AD)

Full description

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TR 04774648 Part of a Romano-British building was excavated in 1972 (2) following the discovery of tiles and pottery reported in 1971 (1). It had later additions at each end, particularly the north and the side nearer the river. Flint foundations of other walls were also found at varying distances between 20m and 80m to the north and north-west. (2) ROMAN BUILDING [R] (site of) [NAT]. Site only - no visible remains. Surveyed. (3)

[TR 04774648]. Tiles and pottery were reported from an area 24 metres west of the River Stour centred on N.G.R. TR 04774648 and covering a strip 55 metres long, 12 metres wide and running parallel with the river. Bulldozing prevented the identification of any foundations, but the fragments of roofing and flue tiles indicate the presence of abuilding in the vicinity. There was a quantity of Romano-British coarse pottery as well as some Samian ware dating, perhaps, to the middle of the C2nd AD. Romano-British occupation material was visible in the side of a ditch at N.G.R. TR 04674662. (4)

Visible on aerial photos of 2003.

KE 101 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (5)

Additional bibliography (6-8)

The building was clearly seen in a 2018 magnetometry survey (9)

<1> Arch Cant 86 1971 237-8 (J Bradshaw) (OS Card Reference). SKE35863.

<2> Arch Cant 87 1972 233 (J Bradshaw) (OS Card Reference). SKE35904.

<4> Hist Met II No 2 1977 79 (A R Aianol) (OS Card Reference). SKE43906.

<5> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

<6> F1 JRL 10-Sep-73 (OS Card Reference). SKE43021.

<7> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 19, Sep-1973 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6391.

<8> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 19, Sep-1973 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6391.

<9> AOC, 2018, Archaeological geophysical survey for the KSL105 Flood Alleviation Scheme, Flood Storage Area, Wye (Unpublished document). SKE53328.

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