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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dryhill Roman villa's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dryhill Roman villa stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.