Winterton Roman villa is a Roman villa in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. It was discovered in 1747.
The villa was built in the 2nd century AD and reconstructed in the 4th century. It was partially excavated several times. Between 1958 and 1967 Ian Stead led a series of excavations at the site culminating in the 1976 volume Excavations at Winterton Roman Villa and Other Roman Sites in North Lincolnshire. Following these excavations Winterton was one of the most (archaeologically) completely known villa sites in England.
The villa comprises several buildings surrounding a courtyard measuring 300 feet (91 m) in width, including domestic spaces, agricultural buildings, and three bath-houses. Five large mosaics have been found at the site. The Orpheus mosaic is one of thirteen examples of this subject from Roman Britain and is one of the two most northerly examples; the other being at the nearby Horkstow Roman villa. A mosaic depicting Fortuna is in the North Lincolnshire Museum along with a collection of pottery, coins, and glass.
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Winterton Roman villa is a Roman villa in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a villa site from the Roman period in Britain.
Winterton is classified as a Roman villa — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
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