MM195

Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown  

10/07/1976  

Designated  

Monmouthshire  

Monmouth  

353531  

215246  

Domestic  

Villa  

Roman  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a building complex, which dates to the Romano-British period (c. AD 70 - 410). The site was identified when ploughing brought up a massive Roman sill stone, and the subsequent excavation of a number of trial trenches revealed the foundations of a building. At the point where the sill stone had been unearthed, excavation revealed a doorway flanked by a wall carrying bases for a colonnade. Finds of Roman pottery confirm the date of the building, which is likely to have been a rural villa of high status. The site lies in a ploughed field and there are no visible remains on the surface. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Romano-British rural settlement and socio-economic organisation. The feature forms an important element within the wider context of Romano-British society in Wales and retains significant archaeological potential. Villas are often part of a larger cluster of rural and urban settlements and their importance can further enhanced by their group value. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.