Floor Plan Chedworth Roman Villa

Ground plan of the villa.
Floor plan chedworth roman villa. See all 2 chedworth roman villa tours on tripadvisor. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. 1 4 chedworth roman villa is a major site of the roman period in britain comprising. The 40 metre long shelter was designed by feilden clegg bradley studios to improve preservation and provide better access to chedworth roman villa a 1 800 year old ruin in gloucestershire that is.
The villa was built in phases from the early 2nd century to the 4th century with the 4th century construction transforming the building into an elite dwelling arranged around three sides of a courtyard. While the south wing rests at a lower level nearer the valley floor. Chedworth roman villa laser scan of a roman mosaic floor scan to plan. 1 4 chedworth roman villa is a major site of the roman period in britain comprising the remains of one of the largest 4th century villas so far discovered and excavated in this country.
If it wasn t for the amazing number and quality of the mosaics at chedworth the villa may not have been preserved for us today. We recommend booking chedworth roman villa tours ahead of time to secure your spot. A modern conservation building provides exceptional access to the extensive mosaic floors hypocaust systems and bath house rooms. Leading the way in archaeology and conservation chedworth provides a unique insight into life during the roman period in britain.
Gloucestershire country walk cotswolds chedworth roman villa from chedworth. Floor surfaces a stone drain wall foundations and the base of an oven were exposed during. A projection of people s silhouette and mosaic floor at chedworth roman villa. Chedworth roman villa is the remains of a large country house of the roman period and was initially discovered in 1864 by accident when a game keeper of the local estate found fragments of paving and pottery.
And the dining room mosaic is the finest of them all. More daylight may be shed upon the fate of chedworth roman villa if we take look. Chedworth roman villa was rediscovered by the victorians over 150 years ago. The site was excavated in 1864 and partially protected with some.
Chedworth roman villa is a roman villa located near chedworth gloucestershire england. 1 site location plan 1 25 000 fig. A scan to plan project. 2 location of trial pits and trenches 1 500.
It is considered to be one of the largest villas in britain.