Borough Hill Roman villa - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Borough Hill Roman villa - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Borough Hill Roman villa is located on the north tip of Borough Hill, a prominent hill near the town of Daventry in Northamptonshire.Ordnance Survey Explorer Map, Rugby & Daventry, 222, The villa’s remains lie within the ramparts of an Iron Age fortress which covers the summit of the hill. The remains of the Roman villa were discovered in 1823 by the historian and archaeologist George Baker, who identified Borough Hill with the Benaventa of the Britons and Isannavaria of the Romans.Reported to The Gentleman's Magazine September 1827:209-11. The remains were not fully excavated until 1852 when local historian Beriah Botfield thoroughly excavated and recorded the site. Read more on Wikipedia
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