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Cow Down Copse Roman villa is a Romano-British settlement located in Hampshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site comprises the remains of a substantial villa complex with evidence of domestic and agricultural structures typical of rural Romano-British estates. Excavation and archaeological survey have revealed building foundations and artefactual material consistent with occupation during the later Roman period. The villa represents an important example of the rural settlement patterns and economic organisation of Romano-British society in the Hampshire region.
Roman villa in Cow Down Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001908. View the official record →
Cow Down Copse Roman villa is a Romano-British settlement located in Hampshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001908.
Roman villa in Cow Down Copse 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 1001908.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merdon Castle (3.7 km), Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood (4 km), Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa in Cow Down Copse'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.
Roman villa in Cow Down Copse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.