More information : (Area SP 2130 0224) Roman Villa rediscovered in 1937 near
Great Lemhill Farm. There is a much mutilated mound with walls
and Roman pottery. (1)
Lechlade, Roman Villa remains 600 yards NE of Great Lemhill Farm.
Scheduled. (2)
(SP 21180249 - Sited from tracing enclosed with letter). With
reference to (1) a letter was sent to MOW asking for further
information. The reply stated that O'Neil put up the site for
scheduling, and gave the reference as Defoe's Tour (1742), 11,
244. (See SP 20 SW 1 a possible Roman Bath House which fits
Defoe's description of being near Lechlade). (9)(3)
At the Donovan site there is no evidence of a Roman building
and the area forms part of the river's flood-plain.
At SP 21200249, which closely corresponds with the Ministry's
siting, there is an amorphous mound which is approximately 50
metres across and has a maximum height of 1.3 metres. There were
no traces of walling, but fragments of Roman tile and pottery,
which included a piece of samian, were found during
investigation; and there has been a considerable amount of
desultory digging. (4)
A disturbed mound about 170 ft long by 80 ft across, and up to
3 ft high, at SP 21200250, marks the site of the Roman
building. Pottery and building debris, including limestone,
tufa,tiles and sandstone roof-tiles, are exposed in animal
burrows. Part of the site was excavated in 1937, but the results
have not been published. (4)
Information as in Authy.4 now published. (5)
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