Castle Hill Roman villa

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The Castle Hill Roman villa has been described as "the largest and most sophisticated villa complex known in Suffolk". [1]

Under what is now housing in Tranmere Grove and Chesterfield Drive in the old village of Whitton (now a suburb of Ipswich) lies the remains of a Roman villa. It was first excavated in 1931. It was excavated again in 1949 by the archaeologist Basil Brown before residential building started. Coins were found along with a mosaic floor which is on display in Ipswich Museum.

It featured on Channel 4's archaeological television programme Time Team in 2004. [2] The dig helped provide more evidence to supplement that gathered in the 1949 dig.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "CASTLE HILL ROMAN VILLA (388170)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Time Team investigation of Castle Hill
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