Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBrading Roman villa

Brading Roman villa

England
List entry 1016720
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016720
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.52 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 60005 86249
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brading Roman Villa is a Romano-British domestic settlement located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, England. The villa dates to the Roman period and represents the remains of a substantial residential and agricultural complex typical of wealthy Romano-British landowners. Excavations at the site have revealed structural remains, artefacts, and mosaics that provide evidence of occupation spanning several centuries of the Roman period. The villa's layout and material culture indicate connections to wider Romano-British economic and cultural networks, making it an important archaeological record of rural Roman life in Britain.

Brading Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016720. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brading Roman villa?

Brading Roman Villa is a Romano-British domestic settlement located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016720.

Who is responsible for protecting Brading Roman villa?

Brading Roman villa is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016720.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brading Roman villa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (1.8 km), Bembridge Fort (2.4 km), Sandown Barrack Battery (2.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brading Roman villa

Brading Roman villa stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.