Monument record MDO114 - Roman building at Spyway, Askerswell

Ploughsoil finds of Romano-British pottery and roof tile, along with some flue tile. Two datable sherds of pottery suggest a third- or fourth century date for the site.

[SY 52949364] "Fragments of Roman roof tiles (pottery). Blue tiles (fragments). Roman pottery sherds and oyster shells. The finds are of Higher Sturthill. Shipton Gorge, Bridport. <1>

DO 1 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. <3>

<1> Butcher, W, 1957, Annotated Record Map Corr. 6, 25-11-57 (Map). SWX1368.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1957, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956, 91 (Serial). SDO56.

‘Romano-British finds at Spyway, Askerswell. Mr. W. Butcher has recovered Romano-British potsherds and a quantity of earthenware tile fragments, mostly roofing but including some flue-tile, from the centre of a ploughed field at SY 629936. The two datable sherds are of the 3rd or 4th century: a rim of a flanged dish or bowl of Collingwood’s form 30, and a rim of a wall-sided mortarium of red ware probably originally colour-washed in imitation of Samian.’

<3> Scott, E, 1993, A Gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain, 50 (Bibliographic reference). SWX1795.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451322 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 30 2023 4:15PM