There is scope for suggesting that Red Hill was a site of considerable importance in the Ro period. Its location on a prominent hilltop commanding the junction of the Soar and the Trent would be suitable for a trading centre or temple site. Temple sites were often placed in this position on the boundaries of a territory. The finds are above average quality and quantity for this part of the Trent Valley. Greenfield's excavations confimed the existence of a building and the lead curses strengthen the evidence that this could be a temple or a shrine. (1)
The excavation in 1992 confirmed the position of the earlier excavation but failed to locate evidence for the shrine, increasing the possibilty that is has been removed by safety work already undertaken by the landowner. (2)
Roman pottery, building debris, and coins were found at Ratcliffe on Soar. Scott lists the site in her gazetteer on Roman villas (3)(4)
Architectural fragments, a coin, and a vessel all dating to the Roman period were recovered (3)


Grid ref for temple site is estimated.
See M500 for Ro settlement, M8869 for IA settlement.

<1> Thoroton Society, 1982, TTS, p 31 (Published document). SNT395.

<2> Reeves P, 1992, Evaluation Exc at Red Hill (Published document). SNT1181.

<3> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<4> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Published document). SNT6105.

<5> Whitwell JB, 1982, The Coritani (BAR 99) (Published document). SNT1421.