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<< Other Photo Pages >> Woodchester Roman Villa - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by davidmorgan on Sunday, 03 September 2023  Page Views: 236

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Woodchester Roman Villa
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Stroud
Map Ref: SO8394503128
Latitude: 51.726637N  Longitude: 2.233846W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Woodchester Roman Villa
Woodchester Roman Villa submitted by Redtrek7500 : The Orpheus mosaic at Woodchester Roman villa. The attached photo shows remains of Orpheus mosaic when last unearthed but difficult to see the octagonal centre mentioned. Unless this was on the Woodward brothers replica. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Gloucestershire

Now under a churchyard. The marvellous "Orpheus" mosaic was discovered here, "the second largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most intricate".
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SO8303 : Memorial plates Old Woodchester Church by Michael Oram
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SO8303 : View of Old Woodchester Churchyard by Michael Oram
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SO8303 : Old St Mary's Church Site, Woodchester by Caroline Evans
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SO8303 : Yew Tree "nave", Old St Mary's Church site, Woodchester by Caroline Evans
by Caroline Evans
©2013(licence)
SO8303 : Lower view of Memorial plates at Old Woodchester Church by Michael Oram
by Michael Oram
©2008(licence)

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