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The Roman villa at Upper Hayes is a Romano-British settlement site located in Somerset. The villa dates to the Roman period of British occupation and represents the type of agricultural estate that characterised Romano-British rural settlement patterns. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates domestic and economic structures typical of villas of this era, which functioned as centres of farming and local administration within the provincial landscape. The monument is significant as one of several recorded villa sites in Somerset, contributing to understanding of rural settlement and land use during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Roman villa at Upper Hayes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007002. View the official record →
The Roman villa at Upper Hayes is a Romano-British settlement site located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007002.
Roman villa at Upper Hayes 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 1007002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments (4.4 km), Dovecote 220m north of St Philip and St James's Church (4.8 km), Roman villa NW of Port Way (6 km).
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