Monument record 0086804000 - YEWDEN VILLA: 4TH HOUSE

Summary

Possible Roman shrine recorded in excavation of Yewden Villa

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1014606: ROMAN VILLA NORTH OF YEWDEN LODGE

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRINE? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0670 cm Width 0460
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
A FEW METRES SW OF MAIN HOUSE WAS A SMALL, ONE-ROOMED BUILDING WITH A TESSELATED FLOOR, POSSIBLY A SHRINE. IT HAD BEEN REBUILT OF FOUNDATIONS OF EARLIER BUILDING, WITH N & S WALLS BUILT OUTSIDE OLD FOUNDATIONS TO INCREASE SIZE. RAMMED CHALK FLOOR E OF BUILDING PROB CONNECTED WITH OLDER PHASE (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3070 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1921. 'A ROMANO-BRITISH HOMESTEAD IN THE HAMBLEDEN VALLEY', IN ARCHAEOLOGIA 71 PP141-198. Vol 71.

Location

Grid reference SU 78470 85580 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC1000)

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Oct 27 2009 6:56PM

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