Monument record MLI50565 - CROPMARKS OF POSSIBLE VILLA, EAST OF TOP HOUSE
Summary
CROPMARKS OF POSSIBLE VILLA, EAST OF TOP HOUSE
Type and Period (3)
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 50565
A POSSIBLE VILLA MAY BE LOCATED AT SNITTERBY ON THE DIP SLOPE, SOME 1.8KM TO THE EAST OF ERMINE STREET. THE CROPMARK EVIDENCE IS INCOMPLETE, BUT THE OVERALL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A SITE OF SOME STATUS. APs SHOW A MAIN ENCLOSURE OF REGULAR RECTILINEAR PLAN, THE FULL EXTENT OF WHICH HAS YET TO BE REVEALED, WITH ANCILLIARY ELEMENTS ON THE EAST. THE PERIMETER APPEARS SINGLE-DITCHED WITH THE EAST SIDE PARTLY DOUBLE-DITCHED. THE EXISTENCE OF A BUILDING HAS BEEN SUSPECTED FROM THE PRESENCE OF A DENSE SCATTER OF STONES RECORDED ON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE MAIN ENCLOSURE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LANDOWNER WHO REVEALED THAT EXTENSIVE SECTIONS OF WALLING SURVIVING TO A SUBSTANTIAL HEIGHT WERE EXPOSED DURING DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN 1982, INCLUDING A MASONRY PLATFORM c2M SQUARE. A COLLECTION OF ASSOCIATED POTTERY RECOVERED AT THAT TIME APPEARED TO BE OF LATE C3-C4 DATE. FIELDWALKING (BY D JONES?) IN NOVEMBER 1985 PRODUCED A THIN SCATTER OF GREYWARE SHERDS. MODERN HOUSING ENCROACHES ON THE SITE FROM THE EAST. {1}
THE OWNER HAS STATED THAT THE REPORT IN {1}
THAT THERE ARE 'EXTENSIVE SECTIONS OF WALLING SURVIVING TO A SUBSTANTIAL HEIGHT' AND THAT THERE IS 'A MASONRY PLATFORM c2m SQUARE', IS MISTAKEN; LOOSE STONES WERE FOUND BUT NO WALLS OR MASONRY PLATFORM. {5}, HTM 20M
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI723 Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1988. 'Aerial Reconnaissance and Prehistoric and Romano-British Archaeology in Northern Lincolnshire - A Sample Survey' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL23 P24 FIGS8,16, gazeteer p6.
- <2> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZU 72,1976, .
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. SK 9894/1,1980, .
- <4> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZU 71,1976, .
- <5> SLI4995 Verbal Communication: M.K.. 1995. -.
- <6> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9894:LI.594.2.1-5,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9826 9459 (239m by 181m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNITTERBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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