Villa rustica (Brislington)

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The villa rustica near Brislington is a former Roman manor ( villa rustica ) in the area of ​​today's Brislington , a suburb of the city of Bristol in South West England . The Roman manor is located south of the Brislington Brook , a tributary of the Avon .

The mansion was discovered in 1899 and subsequently excavated by the Bristol City Museum . In 1900 a short excavation report was published. It is a south-facing portico villa with corner projections . At least five rooms were decorated with mosaics , all showing geometric patterns. Numerous remains of wall paintings were found. The villa may have had three phases of construction that are difficult to date. Nine coins date from AD 267 to AD 361.

literature

  • William Robert Barker: Remains of a Roman villa discovered at Brislington, Bristol, December 1899. In: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society , 23 (1900), pp. 289-308 ( PDF ).
  • Stephen R. Cosh, David S. Neal: Roman Mosaics of Britain. Volume 2: South-West Britain. Illuminata Publishers for the Society of Antiquaries of London, London 2005, ISBN 0-9547916-1-4 , pp. 42-45.

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 11.3 "  N , 2 ° 33 ′ 11.4"  W.