NHER 52169 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of a possible Roman villa within Dunston Park, although could feasibly be an unrecorded post medieval building

March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible Roman villa are visible on aerial photographs within Dunston Park (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 2299 0215. This possible villa site is rectangular and measures 25.5m by 13m. The interior is divided into a number of rooms and corridors. Ditches and pits surrounding the villa suggest some contemporary boundaries and possible structures. This site is located approximately 400m to the west of the Roman Pye Road (NHER 7947) and around 1.2km to the south of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum (NHER 9786). A larger villa complex is situated approximately 1.7km to the east (NHER 9732 and 43199). The possibility that these cropmarks relate to an unrecorded post medieval building associated Dunston Hall must be noted, however a Roman date is currently preferred. Additional research into the area would be beneficial.
S. Horlock (NMP), 25 March 2009.