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Name:Denton Roman Villa
HER Number:MLI30018
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Denton Roman Villa

Grid Reference:SK 875 309
Map Sheet:SK83SE
Parish:DENTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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}


<1> SMR FILE, -,1981, TMA (Index). SLI2986.

<2> OS CARD INDEX, SK 83 NE 12,1965, BHS (Index). SLI2467.

<3> 1720, PHILOLOGICAL TRANSACTIONS, VOL7 P29 (Article in Serial). SLI568.

<4> 1949, ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS, VOL2 P189 (Article in Serial). SLI211.

<5> 1951, JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES, VOL40 P100 (Article in Serial). SLI450.

<6> 1889, ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW, VOLIII P179 (Serial). SLI3860.

<7> TURNOR, E., 1829, ARCHAEOLOGIA, VOL22 P28 (Article in Serial). SLI278.

<8> SMITH, J.T., 1964, Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers, - (Article in Serial). SLI663.

<9> Greenfield, Ernest, 1971, LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, VOL 6 pp 29-58 (Article in Serial). SLI715.

<10> City and County Museum, Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files, - (Photograph). SLI3729.

<10> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain, p.120 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI8698.

<11> 1959, CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1959, LM16.59 (Artefact). SLI33.

<12> 1961, CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1961, LM51.61 (Artefact). SLI35.

Monument Types

  • FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WALL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Events

  • Excavations at Denton Roman villa

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: SMR FILE. DENTON. -,1981, TMA.
<2>Index: OS CARD INDEX. DENTON. SK 83 NE 12,1965, BHS.
<3>Article in Serial: 1720. PHILOLOGICAL TRANSACTIONS. VOL7 P29.
<4>Article in Serial: 1949. ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS. VOL2 P189.
<5>Article in Serial: 1951. JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES. VOL40 P100.
<6>Serial: 1889. ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW. VOLIII P179.
<7>Article in Serial: TURNOR, E.. 1829. ARCHAEOLOGIA. VOL22 P28.
<8>Article in Serial: SMITH, J.T.. 1964. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. -.
<9>Article in Serial: Greenfield, Ernest. 1971. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 6 pp 29-58.
<10>Photograph: City and County Museum. Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files. -.
<10>Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.120.
<11>Artefact: 1959. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1959. LM16.59.
<12>Artefact: 1961. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1961. LM51.61.

Related records

MLI30019Related to: Anglian burials, Romano-British Villa (Monument)
MLI30012Related to: Barbed and tanged arrowhead, Denton (Find Spot)
MLI30020Related to: Romano-British Bath House, Denton (Monument)
MLI30009Related to: Romano-British Coin (Find Spot)
MLI30026Related to: Stone Axe, Romano-British villa (Find Spot)

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