Scheduled MonumentsEnglandIron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm

Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm

England
List entry 1005827
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005827
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.53 hectares
Grid reference
SU 83443 12434
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman villa 360m south-south-west of Brickkiln Farm is a substantial residential and agricultural complex dating to the Roman period. Situated in Sussex, the site comprises building remains and associated outbuildings that reflect the typical layout of a Romano-British villa estate, with evidence of both domestic and productive functions serving the rural economy of Roman Britain. The presence of Iron Age occupation at the location indicates continuity of settlement across the late prehistoric and Roman periods, suggesting that the villa may have developed on the site of an earlier Iron Age farmstead. The archaeological remains contribute to understanding of rural settlement patterns and economic activity in Roman Sussex, representing the type of villa that formed the backbone of agricultural production in the province.

Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005827. View the official record →

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What is Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm?

The Roman villa 360m south-south-west of Brickkiln Farm is a substantial residential and agricultural complex dating to the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005827.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm?

Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm 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 1005827.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (6 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (6.2 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (6.5 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
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Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm

Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.