The Romano-British villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn
By: Eric Hostetter and Thomas Noble Howe, editors ; with contribution by Enid Allison ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hostetter, Eric.; Howe, Thomas Noble, 1949-; Allison, E. P.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
Subjects: Farm buildings -- England -- Great Bedwyn -- History -- To 1500.; Country homes -- England -- Great Bedwyn -- History -- To 1500.; Architecture, Domestic -- England -- Great Bedwyn.; Architecture, Roman -- England -- Great Bedwyn.; Britons -- England -- Great Bedwyn.; Romans -- England -- Great Bedwyn.; Castle Copse Site (England); Great Bedwyn (England) -- Antiquities, Celtic.; Great Bedwyn (England) -- Antiquities, Roman.
Description: This volume presents the results of a systematic study of the ruins of the large Roman courtyard villa at Castle Copse, located near the village of Great Bedwyn, in southwest England.

These efforts have shed light not only on the history of the villa itself, but also on the shifting focus of power over the course of a millennium at the sites associated with Castle Copse in the immediate region - the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury, a post-Roman settlement, and a Saxon village destined to become an urban center.

In addition to a complete survey of the site, its topography, geology, hydrology, and stratigraphy, this book includes studies of the architecture, mosaics, wall painting, and numerous artifacts and animal remains found at the site. There are also overviews of the history and geography of the region around the site, twelve technical appendixes, and hundreds of detailed illustrations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [508]-539) and index.