Monument record M1509 - Roman Villa, Shelton

Summary

VILLA? (Roman)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 77564 44985 (331m by 388m)
Map sheet SK74SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Shelton, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

N of Hall Farm, rectangular enclosures, and line of pits or post holes. Pickering 70 does not show enclosures, but a double linear feature in field to S (see L8133). Other indistinct linear features show up. Area heavily pitted. (1)
The marks fall on level arable land under corn stubble when visited. A low bank traverses the field from close by the bushes to the clump of trees which corresponds to a line on the AP. No other features are visible. (2)
Much Ro material concentrated on area of cropmark …coin of Vespasian, tesserae, grey wares, colour coated wares, samian, mortaria fragements. (3)
Morph: 217.12.1 unknown prehistoric field system, 217.13.1 unknown prehistoric farmstead. (4)
See L8133 (on 74 SE) for cropmarks to S, L8134 for Ro finds, L8135 for IA pottery, L9587 for Med pottery, L8136 for flint, L8137 for coin. See SMR maps - 74 NE and SE.


Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 257/21A

<1> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 13614/24-8, 13605/30, 13609/6, 257/21A, 1425/33,35,36, 1426/13,18 (NLAP SK 7744/1-9,13,15,16,17,19, 7745/5)

<2> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.

<3> Hills MH, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT771.

<4> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <2> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Personal comment: Hills MH. Pers Comm.
  • <4> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.