Monument Number 356713 |
| Hob Uid: 356713 | |
Location :
Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Snettisham
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| Grid Ref : TF6884033680 |
| Summary : The south-west facade of an important Roman building situated on the crest of a hill was discovered and destroyed during the removal of a bank in 1972. No internal walls could be identified, possibly the result of extensive robbing, and only the northern external wall could be seen. Three floors were identified, one of opus signinum, one of rammed chalk and a tesselated pavement of over 7m which used carstone and tile tesserae. Tesserae of hard white and grey limestone and one from a fragment of samian were thought to suggest the existance of a mosaic. South of the chalk floor a mass of collapsed plaster possibly represented either the remains of a timber annexe or unusable material discarded when the house was dismantled. Insufficient pottery was found to date the construction of this probable "villa" but material on the site suggests that it was not earlier than 150 AD. It may be associated with the nearby Roman villa, TF 63 SE 22. |
| More information : TF 68843368 The SW facade of an important Roman building situated on the crest of a hill was discovered and destroyed during the removal of a bank in 1972. No internal walls could be identified, possibly the result of extensive robbing, and only the northern external wall could be seen. Three floors were identified, one of opus signinum, one of rammed chalk and a tesselated pavement of over 7m which used carstone and tile tesserae. Tesserae of hard white and grey limestone and one from a fragment of samian were thought to suggest the existance of a mosaic. South of the chalk floor a mass of collapsed plaster possibly represented either the remains of a timber annexe or unusable material discarded when the house was dismantled. Insufficient pottery was found to date the construction of this probable "villa" but material on the site suggests that it was not earlier than 150 AD. (1) |