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Monument Number 249475

Hob Uid: 249475
Location :
West Sussex
Chichester
Bignor
Grid Ref : SU9884014690
Summary : Excavations uncovered the site of a courtyard villa with an adjacent farmyard complex. The site was occupied from circa 200 into the 5th century. A relief-patterned tile may indicate the site of an earlier 1st-2nd century AD villa.
More information : [SU 98781469] Roman Villa [G.S.] (remains of) [T.I.] (1)

Bignor Ro. villa courtyard type excavated, scheduled. (2-6)

Four modern buildings house exposed tesselated floors and hypocausts (Rooms 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 26 and 56).
The foundations of the West wing are indicated by tarmacadam strips at ground level, and stretches of the foundations of the corridors of the North and South wings have been built up to ground level. The "frigidarium" (Room 55) is exposed to view. For a full description of the villa, see the Guide Book(a) attached.
Published 1:2500 survey revised. (7)

Interim reports on excavations at the Villa site. (8-11)

Full excavation reports published to date: 1956-62 (12) and 1975-6 (13). (12-13)

Discussion and interpretation of the Function of Bignor Roman Villa. (14-17)

Discussion of various artefacts from the excavations. (18-20)

Additional references. (21-22)

WS Bignor Roman villa, excavated in 1811, 1811-1818, 1925, 1956-1962, 1985-1988 and 1990 onwards. The site apparently consisted of a courtyard villa with an adjacent walled farmyard containing an aisled farmhouse. The site was occupied from c.AD 200 into the 5th century. The discovery of a relief-patterned tile may indicate the presence of a 1st-2nd century AD villa preceeding this site. A field system was found beneath the farmyard complex. (23)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Field System, Villa, Tessellated Floor, Hypocaust
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit
Components and Objects:
Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WS 73
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Sussex)
External Cross Reference Number : 1674
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 91 SE 1
External Cross Reference Notes :
Related Warden Records :
Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1811-01-01
End Date : 1815-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1956-01-01
End Date : 1962-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-12-02
End Date : 1971-12-02
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1975-01-01
End Date : 1976-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1990-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1998-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2002-12-31