Summary
Small room in the west wing of the villa, to the north of corridor 5b, with hypocaust flues visible in walls faces. Room 6 has an incomplete C4th mosaic floor with geometric pattern, that survives around edges of room. There is also evidence of post-Roman "squatter" activity on top of the mosaic.
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Monument Types
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Small room to the north of corridor 5b, with hypocaust flues visible in walls faces and an incomplete 4th-C mosaic floor with geometric pattern. The room was first excavated in 1864 but re-excavation was undertaken in 1965 to prove the floor levels and again in 1980 to expose the mosaic. The mosaic survives around edges of room and is marked by a post-Roman "squatter" hearth in the centre of the room where mosaic where the floor had been eroded. The hearth comprised of reused box flue tile fragments inserted into the opus signinum bedding [SNA62068]. From the photograph included in the management gazetteer, the floor level of this room appears significantly lover than that of room 5b. Surviving archaeology was re-buried under a soil layer, geotextile marker and coarse gravel as part of the mosaic survey undertaken in 2000. [SNA62028]
Excavation notes published in the Journal of Roman studies record that rooms 6 and 7 were rebuilt after a fire with room 7 being separated from a formerly larger single room to form a passage. [SNA62055]
The buried mosaic survey excavation in room 6 revealed that the remnant mosaic was largely confined to the edges of the room. An additional area of scorching in the south west corner was noted, along with the partial collapse of the underlying hypocaust along the western side of the room. A virtually complete mosaic was also recorded in the corridor to the east of room 6. This is 6a which has a design of large, alternating red and white rectangles with further evidence of localised scorching. [SNA62068]
The conservation covering layers placed over the floor of Room 6 in 2000 were re-excavated in 2010 and the mosaic cleaned and recorded. It is now on display withint the West Range Cover Building.
References
- SNA62028 - National Trust Report: Atkins Heritage. 2007. Chedworth Roman Villa Conservation Management Plan Gazetteer.
- SNA62055 - Article in serial: Wilson D R and Wright R P. 1966. Roman Britain in 1965. 56.
- SNA62058 - Article in serial: Goodburn, R. 1981. Roman Britain in 1980. 12.
- SNA62068 - National Trust Report: Cotswold Archeological Trust. 2000. Archaeological Survey of Buried Mosaics, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA64526 - Unpublished document: Guy Salkeld. 2010. A Photographic Record and Removal of Victorian and Later Capping Treatments, West Range, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA64527 - Photographs - set of: Jo Gane. 2010. Colour Photographic Record of West Range Wall Cappings, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA64528 - Photographs - set of: Guy Salkeld. 2010. Black and White Photographic Record of West Range Wall Cappings, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA65115 - Unpublished document: Martin Papworth. 2012. Chedworth Excavations in the West Range July-September 2010.
- SNA65538 - Unpublished document: Martin Papworth. 2013. Report on the Excavation of the Central Section of the West Range Corridor and Room 6, Chedworth Roman Villa.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 547
Associated Events
- ENA100 - Archaeological Intervention, Room 6, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 31)
- ENA6122 - Field Survey, A Photographic Record and Removal of Victorian and Later Capping Treatments, West Range, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA7120 - Archaeological Intervention, Excavation of Central Section of the West Range Corridor and Room 6 July 2012
- ENA81 - Archaeological Intervention, Richmond's Excavation of Room 6, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 19)
- ENA97 - Archaeological Intervention, Room 6 photographed, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 29)
Associated Finds
None Recorded