Villa Rustica (Carisbrooke)

The Villa Rustica von Carisbrooke is a Roman manor ( Villa rustica ) in the district of Carisbrooke , a village on the Isle of Wight ( Vectis ), near the Lukely Brook , a tributary river to the River Medina .

The villa was discovered and excavated in 1859. Another excavation took place in 1969. The villa probably initially consisted of just one room. Over time, this small building was expanded and more rooms were added. A three-aisled hall was built especially in the south. A bathroom was installed at the south end of the hall at an undetermined point in time. Several rooms in the villa were decorated with mosaics . In the central room, which is also the first room built, there was a simple mosaic decorated with a checkerboard pattern in the center. The stones used were red and white. In an adjoining room, there was a more elaborate mosaic with a kantharos in the middle and stylized floral and geometric patterns. In the same room there were also remains of high quality wall paintings . The mosaic of this room was given a protective roof after the excavation, but has been neglected over time and is now largely lost.

literature

• David S. Neal, Stephen R. Cosh: Roman Mosaics of Britain, Volume III, South-East Britain , Part I, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-85431-289-4 , pp. 291-283.

Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 25.8 "  N , 1 ° 18 ′ 52.9"  W.