Type

Monument

Title / Name

Romano-British Villa, South of Studley Farm

Summary

Romano-British villa site with the remains of baths and under floor heating dug up in 1753.

VILLA; BUILDING, Roman (43 to 409)

Source Detail: Pugh, R. B. + Crittall, E. + Grinsell, L. V. + Gifford, J., 1957

Title: The Victoria County History of the Counties of England: A History of Wiltshire Vol.1.1 (master)

Summary: Gazetteer Source ID: SWI13104

Additional Information: Oxford University Press 1 1

Description: Studley Villa dug up 1753. Remains of baths with cistern and hypocaust. Many small finds.

Source Detail: Ordnance Survey, 1968

Title: Fieldwork Ordnance Survey - 1968

Summary: Fieldwork Source ID: SWI14032

Description: Visited by Ordnance Survey in November 1968.

Source Detail: Historic England, Various

Title: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) Entry

Summary: Data held by the NRHE database. The data is made available and licenced under the Open Government Licence version 3. Source ID: SWI29488

Description: (Area: ST 98157035). There are two main contemporary references to the finding of the remains of a Roman building in a field called Clotley (identified from Tithe Map) on Berril's Farm, between Calne and Studley. The farm is described as half a mile from Calne and the field on high ground and half a mile nearer Studley. In Jauary 1753 the farmer, digging for stone, came upon walling; digging was apparently continued after the harvest later in that year. Structural remains comprised a 'cistern' or bath formed by walling about 8 feet high with'polished' mortar (stucco?) with a bench or wall-seat and three feet away a hypocaust with fireholes and tile-pillars. Many of the tiles were stamped I.V.C. DIGNI, a manufacturer's mark known elsewhere in Britain. To the south of this hypocaust was another 'Cistern' and walling. Finds, most of which were with Dr. Davies, included a coin of Diocletian, part of a bronze fibula, a lead handle, lead piping, oyster shells, ashes and bones, 'perhaps human'. The The hypocaust was rebuilt in a greenhouse at Studley House. The Stukeley MSS also refer to a coin of Carausius found at Studley and to Stukeley receiving eleven unspecified coins from Mr. Hungerford in October 1753, but their association with the building site is not established, though Hoare commented that 'numerous' coins had been found. There are numerous later references in archaeological literature to the site, but they are all derived from the contemporary 1753 accounts. Grinsell gives the NGR as ST 98417095, '200 yards east of Studley-brook Farm' but this is taken from a siting by Crawford and Passmore which does not fall in the field named Clotley. Field Investigators Comments, ANK 18-NOV-1968 - Clotley field is at present under stubble with no visible evidence for Roman occupation. No further information.

Source Detail: Scott, E., 1993

Title: A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain

Summary: A gazetteer of known, possible and doubtful Roman villas. Source ID: SWI29491

Additional Information: University of Leicester 1

Description: Site number WZ 43

Source Detail: Hoare, Sir Richard Colt, 1819

Title: The History of Ancient Wiltshire - Volume 2: North Wiltshire & The Roman Era (master)

Summary: In 2 parts: Part 1 The ancient history of north Wiltshire; Part 2 The Roman Era. Reprinted 1975 Source ID: SWI2962

Additional Information: 2

Source Detail: Crawford, O.G.S., Undated

Title: Rec. 6" O.G.S. Crawford Undated

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31017

Source Detail: New, R., 1753

Title: Letter from Robert New, 1.6.1753

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31411

Source Detail: Davis, J., 1753

Title: Letter from Dr. James Davis, 28.6.1753

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31412

Source Detail: British Museum,

Title: The British Museum

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31413

Source Detail: Hungerford, G., 1753

Title: Letter from George Hungerford to W. Stukeley, 27.10.1753

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31414

Source Detail: Surtees Society, 1887

Title: Publications of the Surtees Society - Volume 80

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31415

Additional Information: Surtees Society 80

Source Detail: No Originator information., 1842-1843

Title: Tithe Map Calne, 1842-1843

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31416

Source Detail: No Originator information., 1930-1932

Title: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine - Volume 45 (master)

Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI929

Additional Information: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Volume 45