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Monument Number 385972
Hob Uid: 385972
Location : Essex Tendring Brightlingsea
Grid Ref : TM0588018720
Summary : Site of a Roman villa initially identified between 1914-18 when war practice trenches were cut through walls and pavements. Area now destroyed by quarrying.
More information : (TM 05881871) ROMAN VILLA (R) (Site of) (NAT) (1) Large unexcavated villa remains lay under and around cottage named "Noah's Ark". 1914-18 war practice trenches cut through walls and pavements, and many portable items were dispersed by the troops (4). A fine greyware vase from the site is now in Leeds Museum 13/1949 and pottery was found in the rabbit scrapes in bank to W. of Railway. Nothing visible on RAF airphotographs, of 1950 O.S. air photographs of 1972 show whole area now quarried away. (2-5) TM 059187. Brightlingsea III listed as a Roman villa. (6) ES 11 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. (7)

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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Tessellated Floor
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Essex)
External Cross Reference Number : 2116
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 01 NE 3
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