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Painswick Roman villa is a substantial Roman domestic establishment located west of High Fold in Gloucestershire, dating to the Romano-British period. The site comprises the remains of a villa complex characteristic of the 2nd to 4th centuries, when such rural estates represented significant agricultural and administrative centres in Roman Britain. Excavations and archaeological investigation have revealed structural evidence consistent with a masonry-built villa of considerable status, typical of the wealthy Romano-British elite who controlled the surrounding productive landscape. The site's location within the Cotswold region places it within an area of known Roman settlement and exploitation, contributing to understanding of rural organisation and land use during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002105. View the official record →
Painswick Roman villa is a substantial Roman domestic establishment located west of High Fold in Gloucestershire, dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002105.
Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold) 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 1002105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodchester Roman villa (7.3 km), Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common (8.5 km), Pen Hill dyke (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold)'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.
Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold) stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.