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Monument Number 375861
Hob Uid: 375861
Location : Essex Brentwood Ingatestone and Fryerning
Grid Ref : TL6460001800
Summary : Site of a Roman villa indicated by surface finds of pottery, tesserae, roof and box flue tiles. Two buildings with dimensions of c.30m were discovered by field walking. Finds of tile and pottery wasters suggests the presence of a nearby kiln.
More information : TL 646018. A surface scatter of Roman building material including fragments of box flue, roofing and floor tiles, and a small amount of pottery has been found over a wide area, although excavations for a line of power poles across the field in 1955 revealed nothing and debris along the boundaries of Box Wood and Well Wood to the east and west of the field was apparently deposited here recently by the farmer. (1-2) Roman tile fragments, including pieces of box and roof tile scattered over wide area in this field. There seem to be two concentrations of about 30.0m across at TL 64600183 and TL 64610171. No pottery was found. (3) Field was under improved pasture and was unavailable for inspection. No surface evidence for building. (4) ES 45 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. (5)

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Source details : (E E Barritt and B M Kettle)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Pottery Kiln, Tile Kiln
Evidence : Find, Conjectural Evidence

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa, Pottery Kiln, Tile Kiln
Object Type : FLUE TILE, TESSERA, ROOF TILE, VESSEL, WASTER
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : EX 144
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Essex)
External Cross Reference Number : 660
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24862
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 60 SW 24
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-09-10
End Date : 1975-09-10

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1983-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 375861