Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDryhill Roman villa

Dryhill Roman villa

England
List entry 1004848
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004848
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.78 hectares
Grid reference
SO 93164 16895
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dryhill Roman villa is a Romano-British settlement site located in Gloucestershire. The villa, dating to the Roman occupation period, represents the type of agricultural and residential complex established by Romano-British landowners across the province. Archaeological investigation has identified structural remains consistent with villa occupation, contributing to understanding of rural settlement patterns in the Severn Valley region during the Roman period. The site's position within the Gloucestershire landscape reflects the distribution of prosperous Romano-British estates in this agriculturally significant area.

Dryhill Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004848. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dryhill Roman villa?

Dryhill Roman villa is a Romano-British settlement site located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004848.

Who is responsible for protecting Dryhill Roman villa?

Dryhill 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 1004848.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dryhill Roman villa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brimpsfield Castle mound (4.4 km), Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley (4.7 km), Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm (5.2 km).

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Overview
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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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dryhill Roman villa

Dryhill Roman villa stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.