Possible Roman villa, south-east of Coggeshall Hall (EHER 8671)

Surface finds of pottery, roof and flue tiles, tesserae, and part of a column. Excavation in 1958 uncovered robbed building foundations - a probable villa site.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Roman building found by M.J. Campen in 1958. Quantities of Roman building material, tesserae and half the drum of a pillar found in the field - possible villa site. Finds included Roman pottery, said to be 4th century, were found in a field 200 yards south of Coggeshall Hall, in 1957-60. Also found was a coin of possibly of Aelius Paens. Note on Colchester Museum map says in possession of H.J.D. Bennett. <1> <2> September 1976. Field visit. The site of a Roman building at TL 86112051 was confirmed by H.J.D. Bennett who excavated the site with M. J. Campen in 1958. Robbed wall trenches of the 2nd century were found, but the complete building was not investigated. The site is marked by a heavy scatter of Roman building debris over an area of about 30.0m in diameter. The finds include flue and roof tiles, tesserae and 2nd century sherds including grey ware which appear at a density of about six sherds per square metre. Site surveyed at 1:2500. <3> <4> ES 25 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. <5>