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Little Barton Hill Roman villa is a Roman settlement site located in Dorset, England, dating to the Romano-British period. The villa represents a typical example of rural Roman occupation in southern Britain, with evidence of domestic and agricultural structures characteristic of the period. Archaeological investigation has revealed material remains and structural features that contribute to understanding Roman settlement patterns and economic activity in the Dorset region during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Roman villa on Little Barton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002424. View the official record →
Little Barton Hill Roman villa is a Roman settlement site located in Dorset, England, dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002424.
Roman villa on Little Barton Hill 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 1002424.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Straw Barrow (9 km), Wayside cross 130m north of Crawford Farm (9.2 km), Section of Roman road NW of Badbury Rings (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman villa on Little Barton Hill'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 on Little Barton Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.