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Monument Number 191803
Hob Uid: 191803
Location : Somerset South Somerset Combe St. Nicholas
Grid Ref : ST3088010490
Summary : 19th century excavations uncovered the site of a Roman villa, possibly of the courtyard type. Finds recovered include wall plaster, mosaics, 3rd century AD coins and a Bronze Age spearhead. Scheduled.
More information : [ST 30881049] ROMAN VILLA [GS] (Site of) (1) A considerable Roman villa, at Wadeford, was excavated in 1810 and 1861. The plan [see AO/60/139/5] was not clearly traced but it was possibly of courtyard type. Seven mosaic pavements, hypocaust, tiles, wall plaster, much pottery and coins of Claudius I, Gallienus and Tetricus were found. Some finds are in Taunton Museum and include a BA spearhead [see AO/60/139/6.] Other finds were noted by Haverfield as in Mr. J. Brown's house nearby. He also confirmed that the O.S. siting was correct. The site is scheduled. (2-5) The field is under grass; no trace of the villa was seen. (6) Pottery, metal objects, coins, painted plaster and the B.A. spearhead (Acc.No.34B) from this site are displayed in Taunton Museum. (7) ST 309105. Four pits were excavated at Wadeford Roman Villa in 1981. The details of the cuttings are as shown on Fig 8 (see illustration card). The natural subsoil was a heavy pale brown clay in cuttings 1, 2 and 3. This was disturbed and overlain by building material and walling of Roman date. Cutting 4 (not shown) was dug into loose topsoil and did not reach any undisturbed deposits. The most significant information was from cutting 2, where the mortared stone walling of the villa was shown to be intact below 60cm. (8) Additional bibliography (consulted but not used). (9) SO 13 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. (10)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : SPEAR
Object Material : Bronze

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 53187
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SO 281
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 31 SW 4
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1810-01-01
End Date : 1810-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1861-01-01
End Date : 1861-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1960-07-18
End Date : 1960-07-18

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-10-11
End Date : 1965-10-11

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1981-01-01
End Date : 1981-12-31

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 191803