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Monument Number 194992

Hob Uid: 194992
Location :
North Somerset
Yatton
Grid Ref : ST4052065220
Summary : Excavations of a Roman villa in 1884 located several rooms containing Mosaics, Hypocausts and Tesselated floors, finds include coins and slag. A stone coffin containing an inhumation was also located.
More information : (ST 40526522) Roman Villa (R) (remains of) (1)

Remains of a Roman building were discovered in 1884 at Wemberham. Excavations uncovered a building of area 65ft by 150ft. It was of an unusual plan with the baths at the rear and a possible trace of a staircase. Remains of several mosaics were uncovered, along with traces of tessellated floors and evidence of hypocausts. The building is close to the river and is thought to have had a small dock leading into the water, the walls of which have been thickened. Samian and other sherds, glass, iron and bone objects, painted wall plaster, bricks, tiles, roofing slates and some iron slag comprise the minor finds. '21 coins of AD 250-305 (or 360)' were also uncovered. A freestone coffin was discoverd in 1828 in the same field of Great Wemberham. The coffin contained lead fragments and most of a human skeleton. (2-5)

The remains of the building are visible as vague turf covered banks averaging 0.2m high, and are within a depression, 1.0m deep, the result of excavation.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. (6)

Additional references. (7-8)

A rapid examination of air photography (9a) shows the parchmarks of a building extending northwest-southeast, however, the southeast end is obscured by the flood embankment. The northwest end apparently has three internal divisions. (9)

AV 88 Roman villa site. (10)
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Source details : Proc Somerset Archaeol and Nat Hist Soc 31 1886 pp18-24, 64-73 plan (Scarth and Reade)
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Source details : J British Archaeol Assoc 43 1887 pp353-62
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Source details : Andrew Miller/15-JUL-1993/RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Mosaic, Iron Working Site, Coffin, Inhumation, Hypocaust, Tessellated Floor
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : AV 92
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22843
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Avon)
External Cross Reference Number : 286
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 46 NW 8
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1884-01-01
End Date : 1884-12-31
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1962-04-03
End Date : 1962-04-03
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1997-01-01
End Date : 1997-12-31