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| Bucknowle Roman villa | |
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 Flue tiles and pottery discovered in the villa, likely dating to the late 3rd century | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Bucknowle Farm grid reference SY95368146 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°37′58.3″N 2°04′0.83″W / 50.632861°N 2.0668972°W |
| Construction started | 1st century |
| Demolished | c. 410 AD |
Bucknowle Roman villa is a Roman villa in Dorset, England. It is located within a camping site within the grounds of Bucknowle Farm.[1]
History
The first villa was constructed on the site during the 1st century AD. A large aisled hall and a possible bath house were built during the first phase of construction.[2][3]
The aisled hall remained in use until at least the mid 2nd to early 3rd centuries, and also around this time, a new bath house was constructed alongside six timber-framed buildings which were most likely farm buildings or workshops.[3]
By the late 3rd century, many of the wooden buildings had been rebuilt and enlarged and a new domestic block built up from three rooms was now the largest building on the site, and excavations found roof and flue tiles alongside limestone slabs used for the floor.[2][3][4]
During the 4th century, the site contained three large buildings and a bath house, and the wooden buildings went out of use by the year 300 AD.[5] On the site of the wooden buildings was a large building separate from the two other ranges, and excavations revealed that it had heated floors, mosaic pavements and a tessellated floor. It was also connected to the bath house and the aisled hall, making it the main domestic range of the villa complex.[3][5]
When the Romans withdrew from Britain in 410 AD, the villa complex was abandoned and the site was eventually reverted back to farmland.[5]
Bucknowle House was eventually built on the site of the villa complex.[5]
Excavation
A number of Romano-British sites have been discovered and studied on the Isle of Purbeck. The Bucknowle Roman villa found at Bucknowle Farm is the first substantial villa to be found south of the Purbeck Hills.[6] It was excavated between 1976 and 1991.
The first signs to its existence were unearthed in 1975 as fragments of pottery were found in a field by Tony Brown,[5] who was allowed to dig a small trench in the area.[7][8] The excavations, that subsequently lasted until the summer of 1991, conclusively revealed a complex of domestic and farmstead buildings. Moreover, beneath these, a more complicated system of Iron Age and early Roman Age habitation was uncovered.[4]
Many artefacts have been recovered from the site, including 213+ coins, many roof and flue tiles, bracelets, brooches and pottery,[3] just to name a few.
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References
- ^ "Bucknowle Farm camping site". Simply Purbeck. UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ a b J. Collins, N. Field; A. Light, (1985), Excavations on the Roman Villa at Bucknowle Farm, Corfe Castle: A Summary of Work, 1976-84. Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society. ISBN 090034122X
- ^ a b c d e Tony Light, Peter Ellis (2009): Bucknowle, A Romano-British Villa and its ancedents: Excavations 1976-1991, Dorchester, ISBN 978-0-900341-87-8
- ^ a b Historic England. "Monument No. 456872". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "THE BUCKNOWLE ROMAN VILLA and DOORSTONES". Warehan & District Development Trust. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Romano-British villa at Bucknowle Farm.
- ^ "National Character Areas / South Purbeck". 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "136. South Purbeck". 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.