Monument record TR 36 SW 67 - Minster Roman Villa

Summary

The cropmarks of a winged building with evidence of internal features and a small ring ditch and staple enclosure outside were identified from aerial photographs. Subsequent excavations at this site began as part of a training excavation in 1996. The investigations revealed the remains of what appeared to be a large villa, showing evidence of at least three phases. Large parts of the outer walls of this structure were uncovered including the front and back sections as well as 26m of the east wall. Amongst the small finds were fragments of wall and floor mosaic and some painted plaster, however few datable materials were found.

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Grid reference Centred TR 31401 64618 (87m by 144m) (31 map features)
Map sheet TR36SW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Kent Pilot Mapping Programme plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Emma Boast and Lee Cunningham, 2016, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 10: The bone objects (Article in serial). SKE32062.

<3> Perkins, D., 1996, Researches and Discoveries in Kent: The Abbey Farm Villa Training Excavation Phase One (Article in serial). SKE8227.

<4> D.R.J Perkins, 2004, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 1 Introduction and report on the bath-house (Article in serial). SKE51649.

<5> Holman DJ and Parfitt K, 2005, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 2 The Iron Age, Roman and later coinage (Article in serial). SKE51650.

<6> K. Parfitt, 2006, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 3 the corridor house, building 4 (Article in serial). SKE51651.

<7> K. Parfitt, 2007, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 4 the south-west buildings 6A and 6B (Article in serial). SKE51652.

<8> K. Parfitt, E Boast and G Moody, 2009, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 6 the villa enclosure buildings 2 and 5 (Article in serial). SKE51653.

<9> K. Parfitt, D. Perkins, E Boast and G Moody, 2008, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 5 The main house building 1 (Article in serial). SKE51654.

<10> G. Moody, 2010, The Roman villa complex at Abbey Farm, Minster in Thanet. Part 7 Building 7, a late Roman kiln and post-built structures (Article in serial). SKE51655.

<11> Lyne, M., 2011, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 8 The Pottery (Article in serial). SKE51656.

<12> Ruth Shaffrey, 2019, The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet, part 12: Quernstones and Millstones (Article in serial). SKE52167.

<13> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 1661/363 16-JUL-1979 (Archive). SKE57106.

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  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Kent Pilot Mapping Programme plot..
  • <2> Article in serial: Emma Boast and Lee Cunningham. 2016. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 10: The bone objects. Archaeologia Cantiana 137, pp 1-15.
  • <3> Article in serial: Perkins, D.. 1996. Researches and Discoveries in Kent: The Abbey Farm Villa Training Excavation Phase One. CXVI Pages 325-329.
  • <4>XY Article in serial: D.R.J Perkins. 2004. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 1 Introduction and report on the bath-house. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 124 pp25-49. [Mapped feature: #93365 Roman Villa, ]
  • <5> Article in serial: Holman DJ and Parfitt K. 2005. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 2 The Iron Age, Roman and later coinage. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 125 pp203-228.
  • <6> Article in serial: K. Parfitt. 2006. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 3 the corridor house, building 4. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 126 pp115-133.
  • <7> Article in serial: K. Parfitt. 2007. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 4 the south-west buildings 6A and 6B. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 127 pp 261-296.
  • <8> Article in serial: K. Parfitt, E Boast and G Moody. 2009. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 6 the villa enclosure buildings 2 and 5. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 129 pp 333-357.
  • <9> Article in serial: K. Parfitt, D. Perkins, E Boast and G Moody. 2008. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 5 The main house building 1. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 128 pp 309-334.
  • <10> Article in serial: G. Moody. 2010. The Roman villa complex at Abbey Farm, Minster in Thanet. Part 7 Building 7, a late Roman kiln and post-built structures. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 130 pp 315-332.
  • <11> Article in serial: Lyne, M.. 2011. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet. Part 8 The Pottery. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 131 pp 231-275.
  • <12> Article in serial: Ruth Shaffrey. 2019. The Roman villa at Minster in Thanet, part 12: Quernstones and Millstones. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 140 pp 1-12.
  • <13> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 1661/363 16-JUL-1979.

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Related Events/Activities (6)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Abbey Farm, Minster (EKE8141)
  • Event Boundary: Excavations at the Abbey Farm Villa, Minster, Thanet (EKE5970)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavations at the Abbey Farm Villa, Minster, Thanet - Phase 1 (EKE23395)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Field Walking and metal detecting, Minster Roman Villa (EKE23394)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey at Minster Roman villa (Abbey Farm), 1992 (EKE21100)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey at Minster Roman villa (Abbey Farm), 2001 (EKE21501)

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Dec 19 2024 4:17PM