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Darenth Court Roman Villa
Hob Uid: 410759
Location : Kent Dartford Darenth
Grid Ref : TQ5633070640
Summary : The site of a large Roman courtyard villa, one of the largest villa complexes in the country with bath house, hypocaust, outbuildings and possible fulling plant. Finds from excavation have included painted wall plaster, parts of a tessellated floor, bronze sculpture, pottery and Roman coins. There is also evidence to suggest that the complex had an agricultural purpose.
More information : TQ 5633 7064: Roman Villa [R] (Remains of) [NAT] (1) Site of Roman Villa. A large courtyard villa, 370' x 414' as far as excavated in 1894-5. Baths, outbuildings, hypocausts, tessellated pavements, painted wall plaster, window glass and finds included a bronze lioness's head, pseudo-Samian, Castor, Upchurch and other pottery and 53 coins Domitian to Gratian (Plan & illustration). (2-4) Very much overgrown when viewed in March 1946 and now impossible to make to make anything of the site. (5) At the west end a group of workshops which, provided with tanks and cisterns, it has been suggested, were in use as a 'fulling' factory. Finds are in Rochester Museum. (6) The site is contained within a wood which is full of mounds and trenches, results of old excavations, but no building foundations are now visible. (7) Rescue excavations were carried out in 1969. The villa, including a bath house, was totally exposed. (8) The excavated area was centred at TQ 56287050. Surveyed at 1/2500. (9) TQ 563 707: Darenth Court Roman Villa. Scheduled 142. (10) Additional bibliography. (11-16) A sherd of Romano-Saxon ware is listed. (17) KE 20 Listed as the site of a Roman villa, fulling plant and aisled farmhouse. (18)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : 43-399 AD
Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Bath House, Tessellated Floor, Hypocaust, Courtyard, Gate, Walled Garden, Outbuilding, Leat, Water Channel, Water Tank, Cistern, Shrine, Ornamental Pond, Barn, Storehouse, Workshop, Agricultural Building, Industrial Building, Fulling Mill
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa, Bath House, Tessellated Floor, Hypocaust, Courtyard, Gate, Walled Garden, Outbuilding, Leat, Water Channel, Water Tank, Cistern, Shrine, Ornamental Pond, Barn, Storehouse, Workshop, Agricultural Building, Industrial Building, Fulling Mill
Object Type : WALL PLASTER, COIN, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 142
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 25497
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 57 SE 30
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1860-01-01
End Date : 1869-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1894-01-01
End Date : 1895-12-31

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1960-07-29
End Date : 1960-07-29

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1969-01-01
End Date : 1969-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-04-10
End Date : 1970-04-10

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1972-01-01
End Date : 1972-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1982-01-01
End Date : 1982-12-31

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Darenth Court Roman Villa