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Shapwick 81
Hob Uid: 1066560
Location : Dorset Shapwick
Grid Ref : ST9460002100
Summary : Ploughing and limited excavation have uncovered the site of a Roman building, roof and flue tiles, 2nd-4th century AD pottery, tesserae and painted wall plaster were recovered, possibly the site of a villa.
More information : (SY 947021) Ploughing in a field SW of the fort (SY 90 SW 33) uncovered three areas of building debris including roof and flue tiles, tesserae and 2nd-4th century AD pottery. Excavation uncovered robber trenches, more tesserae, pottery, painted wall plaster and evidence for iron working. (1-2) DO 26 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : (M Papworth)
Page(s) : 117
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Vol(s) : 112, 1990

Source Number : 2
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Source details : (M Papworth)
Page(s) : 172-3
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Vol(s) : 113, 1991

Source Number : 3
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Source details :
Page(s) : 54
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Vol(s) : no.1

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date :
Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 100
Monument Type : Building, Villa, Iron Working Site
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence, Find

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 90 SW 124
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1991-01-01
End Date : 1991-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 1997-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Shapwick 81