More information : (ST 61647097) Roman Villa (R). (1) The Brislington Roman Villa is a 4th century corridor-type building similar to that at Kings Weston (ST 57 NW 3). It was discovered in December 1899, during the construction of a new road to the east of "Lynwood" (ST 616710) in the garden of which RB pottery had earlier been found, and was excavated by the Clifton Antiquarian Club and the Bristol Museum Committee, who uncovered a group of rectangular chambers with substantial wall foundations, hypocausts and tesselated pavements. Finds, which went to Bristol Museum, included 3rd to 4th cent coins, Samian ware and other pottery, iron slag, and also some worked flints. One of the mosaics is exhibited at Bristol City Museum and another at Kings Weston Villa. (2-4) ST 61647097:Villa of the winged corridor type, facing south with 10+ rooms and a small bath suite in the north west corner. Appears to have been built in the late C3 and destroyed c370AD. A well to the north contained human remains and building debris associated with the destruction phase. (5)
AV 16 This site has been cited by Professor Branigan (6a) as evidence for attack during the 'Barbarian Conspiracy' of AD 367, but see ref 6b for interpretation as a ritual deposit. (6) |