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Monument Number 1315010
Hob Uid: 1315010
Location : North Yorkshire Ryedale Wharram
Grid Ref : SE8680066200
Summary : Site of a Roman villa at Wharram le Street indicated on aerial photographs and uncovered by geophysical survey and limited excavation. The villa consists of a rectangular enclosure surrounded by other enclosures; a stone building with evidence for mosaics was located in the rectangular enclosure and may be dated to the 3rd/4th century AD. Though it has been suggested that this site may have been a shrine or temple rather than a villa.
More information : Site of a Roman villa at Wharram le Street indicated on aerial photographs and uncovered by geophysical survey and limited excavation. The villa consists of a rectangular enclosure surrounded by other enclosures; a stone building with evidence for mosaics was located in the rectangular enclosure and may be dated to the 3rd/4th century AD. Though it has been suggested that this site may have been a shrine rather than a villa. (1) Additional references. (2-3) Ap evidence for this site was mapped during the Yorkshire Wolds mapping project. (4) and subsequently re-mapped from photographs taken in 1999. These latest photographs showed a hitherto unknown circular enclosure (76m diam) with concentric inner ring (19m diam) immediately to the north east of the rectangular Roman enclosure. This circular feature has been recorded seperately as SE 86 NE 38, UID:1376187 (5)

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Source details : NMR SE8666/24 (17304/12) 02-AUG-1999
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : C3-C4
Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 200
Monument Type : Villa, Rectangular Enclosure, Shrine, Temple
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (North Yorkshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 3028
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 86 NE 35
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1978-01-01
End Date : 1978-12-31

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1981-02-01
End Date : 1991-12-01

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Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 1999-04-01
End Date : 2000-03-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2006-01-01
End Date : 2006-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1315010