North Leigh Roman Villa, North Leigh, Oxfordshire

Photograph taken 1909 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: cc73/00115

An exposed Roman floor level with some scattered tesserae and a possible decorative border three tesserae wide. Underneath looks like a possible collapsed hypocaust system. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010).

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Oxfordshire North Leigh

Period

Roman (43 - 409)

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An aerial view of Housesteads Fort. Its Roman name 'Vercovicium' means 'The Place of Fighters'. It was one of a chain of forts built along Hadrian's Wall. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010). Read detailed archaeological description.

North Leigh Roman Villa, North Leigh, Oxfordshire

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