Monument Number 208491 |
| Hob Uid: 208491 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Colerne
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| Grid Ref : ST8110071800 |
| Summary : A Roman villa discovered in 1838 after ploughing in a field called "The Allotment". A mosaic floor, apparently inscribed SERVIVS or SEVERVS was uncovered at the time, but subsequently reburied. Excavation in 1854 uncovered 12 rooms, tesselated floors, painted floors and painted wall plaster. The mosaic floor had apparently "disintegrated". Coins were also found. Subsequent ploughing turned up more masonry. There are also brief references to the discovery in 1940 of two small Romano-British coffins with human remains on or near the site during the construction of the concrete runway of the airfield which now overlies the site. |
More information : [ST 8110 7180] (4) A Roman villa, in a field called
'The Allotment', Colerne was found in ploughing in 1838. An
ornate mosaic floor, said later to have been inscribed SERVIVS
or SEVERVS was uncovered but reburied. In 1854 the site was
excavated by E.W. Godwin and C. Heathcote and 12 rooms,
tesselated floors and a hypocaust were found with painted plaster
and tiles, The mosaic floor had disintegrated. Coins of the
Constantinian period were also found.
After the excavations more masonry was found in ploughing but
not recorded (1) The finds from the excavation are believed lost
(2) There are passing references (3) (5) to the 1940 finding
of two small RB stone coffins with human remains on or near the
villa site when the concrete runway of the overlying airfield
was constructed. (1-5)
No remains of the villa can be seen.
The area is now part of the airfield. (6)
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