East of Red Hill, trial excavation. Remains of large building with several rooms. Debris indicated two periods, early C2 to late C3 and early C4. Another complex with flue tile, building stone, coin of Tetricus and pottery. Sherds of black Belgic ware. (1)
Excavations 1956-60. Pottery ranges in date from C1 to C4, and seemed to be most plentiful close to the edge of the scarp to the E of Red Knob. It occurred down to a depth of c 20in, suggesting the Ro levels have been little disturbed by ploughing. One burial was found with a half pot in buff fabric, later C1. Near and below the skeleton was a hearth composed of waterworn pebbles. Pottery from this context includes some samian, grey and calcite-gritted wares and Derbys ware. A wall foundation was found on the edge of the scarp a few yards SW of the burial; the room to the N of it contained a burnt deposit 2ft thick. W of this room was a doorway and beyond it an area of stone paving. It appears that the Ro building is confined to the area on the top of Red Hill, and this is borne out by APs (taken 156 by RAF). Notes of these excavations and descriptions of the pottery have been deposited at NCM. (2)
Excavator also mentioned "fluted columns of red sandstone". Pottery is at NCM but there are no records of the excavation. (3)
See L7957 for E Med finds, M541 for nearby Ro building.

<1> EMAB eds, 1961, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, pp 13, 14 (Published document). SNT155.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1963, TTS, pp 21-4 (Published document). SNT377.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1982, TTS, pp 15-16,27 (Published document). SNT395.