To the N of villa (M1848) , a detached stone building about which nothing is yet known. (1)

The final task was the exploration of an area of scattered stone and tile to the N of the main building. This material had been used to level a sunken area which had been used for some kind of ephemeral structure. No sign of any building remained, except for a clay floor at the bottom with two successive surfaces of Ro material on top; these last had rough hearths cut into them. There were no datable remains associated with the floors, but two pieces of clay pipe stem were included in the make up, as well as a few brick ends. Under this new site, a pit was dug to determine the depth to the natural. Beneath a cap of about 3ft of silted loam ... was found a deposit of peaty clay (with much environmental material - samples sent to BM and Inst Arch for analysis). At the very bottom were found substantial pieces of a Ro bowl, with crisp fractures. (2)

During a geophysical survey, there was a small area detected, approximately 25m by 15m with short positive linear and curvilinear features along with some small amorphous positive features, producing readings of 4 to 8 nT/m. These features may represent a former structure, potentially the Epperstone Villa. (3)


Grid ref estimated.

<1> EMAB eds, 1964, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 25 (Published document). SNT158.

<2> EMAB eds, 1966, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, pp 40-1 (Published document). SNT160.

<3> Robert Evershed, 2021, Archaeological Evaluation Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry on Land West of Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document). SNT5915.