Boxmoor Roman Villa

Boxmoor Roman Villa is a ruined

First remains of a Roman villa were already excavated in 1837. A plan, the finds and a drawing of a mosaic found were published.^[1] Further and full excavations were done in 1969 up to 1970 as a school was built on the site of the Roman villa.^[2]: 57

The excavations uncovered five building phases of a Roman villa. The earliest remains are a timber building dating to the first century AD.^{[2]: 57–59} Around AD 150 the timber house was replaced by a stone building, not exactly on the same spot, but slightly further north. The new Villa consisted of a range of rooms with a veranda on the west side. Several rooms had hypocaust heating. Mosaics were found.^[3] and wall paintings.^{[2]: 88–93} The villa was abandoned in the fourth century AD.

Conservation

Some finds are held by the Dacorum Heritage Trust.

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