Monument record MDO5203 - Roman Villa at Little Kington Farm, West Stour

A Roman villa indicated by the discovery, by field walking, of tesserae, box tile fragments and stone roofing tiles.

Roman settlement established by field walking 1.25 km from Little Kington Farm. The 1842 Tithe Map names the field ‘Chesters Well’. Within a comparatively confined area some 135 x 45 m inside the hedge forming the north boundary of the field were found a number of sherds, including Black Burnished Ware, Samian and New Forest Ware. Field walking recovered nearly a kilogram of Roman pottery, including 2nd-century central Gaulish Samian, 3rd-4th century black-burnished ware, flange-rimmed bowls, tesserae and tile fragments. <1> Further field walking extended the area of the settlement and added tesserae, box tile fragments and stone roofing tiles to the range of material found, suggesting a substantial and prosperous Roman building, which in this case is almost certainly a villa. Field walking in the area in 1985 recovered enough pottery and building material to suggest a properous Roman building, probably a villa, of C2nd-C3rd date. <2>

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