Monument record MLI30018 - Denton Roman Villa
Summary
Denton Roman Villa
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Known through Stukeley's discovery of a mosaic in 1727 and W Fowler's find of a second in 1800. The site was excavated by J Smith for the Ministry of Works between 1948 and 1949 when it was threatened by ironstone workings. At that time the site was scheduled but was subsequently de-scheduled. The main period of occupation was the late 4th century when a basilican-type villa of at least 7 rooms with mosaic floors was built. The nave had a central hearth and a cobbled approach at its east end. A bath-house was situated about 300 to 400 ft to the south. Saxon finds and burials also reported. City and County Museum, Lincoln has a representative sample of the finds. Accession number 16.59; 51.61. {2}
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SLI2986 Index: SMR FILE. DENTON. -,1981, TMA.
- <2> SLI2467 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DENTON. SK 83 NE 12,1965, BHS.
- <3> SLI568 Article in Serial: 1720. PHILOLOGICAL TRANSACTIONS. VOL7 P29.
- <4> SLI211 Article in Serial: 1949. ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS. VOL2 P189.
- <5> SLI450 Article in Serial: 1951. JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES. VOL40 P100.
- <6> SLI3860 Serial: 1889. ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW. VOLIII P179.
- <7> SLI278 Article in Serial: TURNOR, E.. 1829. ARCHAEOLOGIA. VOL22 P28.
- <8> SLI663 Article in Serial: SMITH, J.T.. 1964. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. -.
- <9> SLI715 Article in Serial: Greenfield, Ernest. 1971. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 6 pp 29-58.
- <10> SLI3729 Photograph: City and County Museum. Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files. -.
- <10> SLI8698 Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.120.
- <11> SLI33 Artefact: 1959. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1959. LM16.59.
- <12> SLI35 Artefact: 1961. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1961. LM51.61.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 8758 3093 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Anglian burials, Romano-British Villa (Monument) (MLI30019)
- Related to: Barbed and tanged arrowhead, Denton (Find Spot) (MLI30012)
- Related to: Romano-British Bath House, Denton (Monument) (MLI30020)
- Related to: Romano-British Coin (Find Spot) (MLI30009)
- Related to: Stone Axe, Romano-British villa (Find Spot) (MLI30026)
Related Events/Activities (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2021 2:02PM
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