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Monument Number 61982
Hob Uid: 61982
Location : North Yorkshire Ryedale Langton
Grid Ref : SE8164067500
Summary : A Roman corridor villa excavated in 1899, 1926 and 1930-1. Excavations showed the main building to be of three phases. A bath house, hypocaust and tesselated pavement were all recovered. There are now no visible remains.
More information : (SE 81646749) Roman Villa (R) (Site of) (1) Roman Villa 1/4 mile NE of Langton East Farm (2) and 415ft from the S field hedge (3) discovered by Mortimer and Abbot in 1899: excavation exposed a hypocaust and finds of glass, tesserae, coloured wallplaster and a coin of Trajan (AD 98-117) (a). Site re-opened in 1926 by Collier, uncovering a piece of tessellated pavement, now in Malton Museum (b). Excavations were carried out by Corder and Kirk in 1930 (3) see plan. Various interpretations have been made of the excavations (3)(4)(5) but in general the site begins with a quadrangular ditched enclosure dated AD 71-80. (Stead interprets this as an Iron Age farmstead (6)). This is followed by House 1 with outbuildings. It is not firmly dated but is probably 2nd or 3rd century. This is rebuilt as a corridor house (2) in two phases in the 4th century. Activity on the site was mainly agricultural but included metal working (7). (2-7) Site under stubble. No surface traces visible. (8) NK 18 The main house of the villa was of three phases:- 1. An oblong house. 2. A corridor house on a different alignment with hypocausts. 3. A corridor house with alterations and two more hypocausts. There was a bath suite in the earlier oblong building. (9)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : Clark M K 1935 Roman Malton and District Report 5 1935 p98
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : NK 18
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Source details : Corder P and Kirk J L. plans and illust
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Source details : (J R Mortimer)
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Source details : YRAC Bull 1 Sept 1926 (C V Collier)
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Source details : Plans (I A Richmond)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Stead I M 1965 La Tene Culture in East Yorkshire pp72, 74
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Source details : Illust (I H Goodall)
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Vol(s) : 44, 1972

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Source details : F1 DS 13-DEC-71
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Enclosed Settlement
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Bath House, Tessellated Floor
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 280
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 86 NW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1899-01-01
End Date : 1899-12-31

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1926-01-01
End Date : 1926-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1930-01-01
End Date : 1931-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-12-13
End Date : 1971-12-13

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 61982