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Name:Romano-British Bath House, Denton
HER Number:MLI30020
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Romano-British Bath House, Denton

Grid Reference:SK 875 308
Map Sheet:SK83SE
Parish:DENTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

A small Roman bath building (35.72). {1}
Well-built, detached, row-type bath house. It measures approximately 34feet east to west by 19feet north to south and is situated some 300 or 400feet south of the Denton villa (PRN30018). The site was excavated by Greenfield for the Ministry of Works in 1959, prior to its destruction by quarrying. It is probably contemporary with the nearby villa, that is 4th century. {2}


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

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

<3> Greenfield, Ernest, 1971, LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, - (Article in Serial). SLI715.

<4> SMITH, J.T., 1964, Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers, Vol 10 part 2, pp.75-104 (Article in Serial). SLI663.

<5> City and County Museum, Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files, - (Photograph). SLI3729.

<6> 1972, CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1972, LM35.72 (Artefact). SLI46.

<7> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain, p.120 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI8698.

Monument Types

  • BATH HOUSE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BATH HOUSE (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 SE 12,1965, -.
<3>Article in Serial: Greenfield, Ernest. 1971. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. -.
<4>Article in Serial: SMITH, J.T.. 1964. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. Vol 10 part 2, pp.75-104.
<5>Photograph: City and County Museum. Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files. -.
<6>Artefact: 1972. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1972. LM35.72.
<7>Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.120.

Related records

MLI30027Related to: Burials, Romano-British Bathhouse (Monument)
MLI30018Related to: Denton Roman Villa (Monument)
MLI30028Related to: Enclosure, East of Romano-British Bathhouse (Monument)
MLI30009Related to: Romano-British Coin (Find Spot)