Dewlish Villa
Villa
Excavations at Dewlish Villa
… preliminary excavation in the grounds of Dewlish House [in 1969], 1.2km (¾ mile) south-west of the village, relocated the dwelling-house in which a mozaic pavement was found c.1740; a room with plain tessellated floor and a corridor with a geometric design were found to be in good order.” (Britannia, 1970)
… further trial trenching in the grounds of Dewlish House [in 1970] has established that the dwelling-house, associated yards and outbuildings covered c. 0,7 ha.” (Britannia, 1971)
References for Dewlish Villa
Britannia i 1970 p.298; .Britannia ii (1971) p.279
Map References for Dewlish Villa
NGRef: SY768972 OSMap: LR194
Roman Roads near Dewlish Villa
None identified
Sites near Dewlish Villa
- Dorchester (Durnovaria) Roman Settlement (10 km)
Aqueduct and Minor Settlement - Dorchester (Durnovaria) Ampitheatre (11 km)
Amphitheatre - Maiden Castle Temples (13 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Maiden Castle (13 km)
Iron Age Hillfort and Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure - Hod Hill (Hillfort) (16 km)
Iron Age Hillfort - Hod Hill (Dunum) Roman Fort (16 km)
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) - Jordan Hill Temple (17 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Hambledon Hill (17 km)
Iron Age Hillfort and Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure - Vindocladia (Shapwick) (18 km)
Minor Settlement - Wareham (18 km)
Minor Settlement