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Monument Number 241612
Hob Uid: 241612
Location : West Berkshire Tidmarsh, Bradfield
Grid Ref : SU6175073780
Summary : The site of a Roman villa, excavated in 1970 in advance of motorway construction. One building comprised a single range of seven rooms with a corridor and a portico to the south. This post-dated a chalk-floored rectangular building and pottery kiln situated within an existing field system of probable late Iron Age origin. To the east was an aisled building with 6 rooms, plus an open yard containing two corn driers and other agricultural structures. Finds included a hoard of around 6000 coins of 4th century date. During construction work, remains of a third building were discovered.
More information : Two buildings of a Ro villa were excavated by J A Greenway in 1970 prior to motorway construction. The earlier 2nd-3rd century building at SU 618739, 100ft by 50ft, consisted of a single range of seven rooms with a corridor and a portico to the south. One room contained a radial hypocaust and five had tile tesserae flooring. Beneath this building and situated in a 1st century field system were the remains of a chalk-floored rectangular building and a pottery kiln. One hundred feet to the east at SU 619739, the partial excavation of a 4th century aisled building revealed six rooms; three had painted wall plaster and all had chalk floors situated round an open yard which contained two corn driers and other agricultural structures. The southern side was not excavated. Finds included a 4th century hoard of nearly 6000 coins. Under this building were the remains of a rectangular flint out-building overlying 1st century ditches. During construction work the corner of a third flint and tile building was discovered at SU 617738. Unexcavated. (1-3) Additional bibliography. (4-6)

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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 : Field System
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Corn Drying Kiln, Hypocaust, Building, Pottery Kiln, Findspot
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa, Corn Drying Kiln, Hypocaust, Building, Pottery Kiln, Findspot
Object Type : COIN HOARD
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Berkshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1110
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 67 SW 21
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1969-01-01
End Date : 1970-12-31

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1970-01-01
End Date : 1970-12-31

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 241612