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Monument Number 207925
Hob Uid: 207925
Location : Wiltshire Atworth
Grid Ref : ST8555066400
Summary : A Roman L-shaped corridor villa excavated in 1937-8 by A Mellor and R Goodchild, the site having first been noted from surface material. Further excavations by J Erskine occurred in the 1970s. Finds suggest occupation occurred circa AD 200 to 400. Aerial photographs indicate the presence of further buildings extending outside the excavated area. The outline of pat of this villa can be seen on air photos taken during the excavation.
More information : (ST 85586640) Roman Villa (GS) (site of). (1) Siting confirmed by (2), (3) and (4). The site was first recognised in 1937 from surface material and was excavated in 1937-8. The villa was of L-shaped winged-corridor type with four recognisable phases (from c 200 - 400 A.D.) the last being one of decline. Finds from the excavation went to Salisbury and Devizes Museums and to Atworth School. Allen APs show crop-marks of walls and (probably) ditches extending beyond the excavation. (2-4) The villa is under pasture and cannot be traced. The present farmer reports that no further material has been found on the site. (5) Excavations since 1971 by J G P Erskine have uncovered the remainder of the N wing. It was found that the courtyard had been paved with limestone cobbling, and a boundary wall on the west side had been demolished to give access to a residential building in the SW corner of the complex. Other features, not yet interpreted, were found on the S side. The excavation continues. (6-9) The outline of pat of this villa can be seen on air photos taken during the excavation.

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Source details : O.S. 6" 1960
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Source details : Mellor, AS and R Goodchild.
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Vol(s) : 49, 1940-2

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Source details : Grinsell, LV. Archaeological Gazetteer
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Source details : APs 8/56-7 Crawford Collection by G.W.Allen 1938
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Source details : F1 JP 6-SEP-67
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Vol(s) : 1970

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Vol(s) : 1971

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Vol(s) : 1972

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Vol(s) : 1973

Source Number : 10
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Source details : Site number WZ 17.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Occupied circa AD 200 to 400
Monument End Date : 400
Monument Start Date : 200
Monument Type : Villa, Building
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 302
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 86 NE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1937-01-01
End Date : 1938-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1970-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2013-01-01
End Date : 2015-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 207925