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<< Text Pages >> Iron Age and Roman Complex at Frilford - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 14 July 2007  Page Views: 10595

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Iron Age and Roman Complex at Frilford Alternative Name: The Vale and Ridgeway Project, Noah's Ark Inn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.824 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Oxfordshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Oxford  Nearest Village: Frilford
Map Ref: SU441962
Latitude: 51.662858N  Longitude: 1.363809W
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Iron Age settlement which is overlain by a Romano-British temple complex. Marcham/Frilford is located in the Vale of the White Horse (on the A338 to Wantage at what used to be The Noah’s Ark pub) not far from the sites excavated as the Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project.

Together the two projects explore life in this area through the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods.

The temple has a large temenos area defined by a stone wall with various public buildings outside it. One of these is a large circular structure which has been one focus of our excavations – its function is unclear at the moment but it was probably some form of theatre/amphitheatre associated with religious activities and the nearby temple.

More is on the site's web pages here.

Note: Open day at Frilford, see comment
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The Marcham/Frilford excavations by Andy B on Sunday, 24 April 2022
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Vale and Ridgeway Project
Directors: Gary Lock and Chris Gosden
The Marcham/Frilford excavations began in 2001 and finished in 2011.

The excavations concentrated on the site of Marcham/Frilford which is well known from previous excavations (see the interim reports for references) and often referred to as just ‘Frilford’. The site is located at the Noah’s Ark (a former Inn) on the A338 in the Vale of the White Horse, and just a few miles to the north of the sites excavated as part of the Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project. These sites together, form the Vale and Ridgeway Project, the aim of which was to explore life in this area through the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods.

The excavations at Marcham/Frilford were focused on an Iron Age settlement and ritual complex overlain by a Romano-British temple. The temple had a large temenos area defined by a stone wall with various public buildings outside it, including a large circular structure which was possibly a form of theatre/amphitheatre associated with religious activities at the nearby temple. In the east of the site, further evidence for Iron Age activity was discovered, including large bank and ditched enclosures which appear to be ritual rather than domestic.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170826101553/http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/VRP1.html (Archive Link)
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Excavations Open Day at Marcham-Frilford, Sun 25 July by Andy B on Sunday, 11 July 2010
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Excavations Open Day at Marcham-Frilford

Sun 25 July 10.00–16.00

This University of Oxford dig takes place every July. We are trying to solve the mystery of a site that demonstrates Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British occupation. …

Archaeological exhibitions and information on latest finds, expert-led tours of the site, hands-on archaeology. Iron Age homestead. Roman Army re-enactments, stalls, refreshments. Ample parking: donations of £5 per car will contribute towards excavation expenses.

Location: Trendle's Field, Marcham-Frilford; on A338, behind former Noah's Ark pub, Frilford.

O: University of Oxford School of Archaeology & Dept for Continuing Education
N: Megan Price
T: 07703 498850
E: megan.price@arch.ox.ac.uk
W: http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/research/research_projects/marcham

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Re: Iron Age and Roman Complex at Frilford by Anonymous on Sunday, 15 July 2007
I wonder when the basic underlying truth about many of the elevated focal points of early agrarian activity will be recognised , namely that they are storage places for the massive volumes of straw generated by the thrashing process that was empowered by the extra wind ambient in such places.
The various mounds would define the boundaries and maybe later provide a focus for various living accomodations.
They were no more temples than our modern industrial parks, purely places of focussed industry.
Clever designers will have later applied symbolic measurement, hints of grandeur and other aspects of design that creep into richer societies.

Congrats on a super and very tantalising site.


As for serpent mounding, maybe it is simply a very easy way to create separate storage spaces.
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Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project by Andy B on Saturday, 14 July 2007
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The Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project studied

Segsbury Camp
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6961

Alfred’s Castle
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4921

Uffington Castle and White Horse Hill
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4921

Links to the various reports are on those site pages
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Open day at Frilford by Anonymous on Saturday, 14 July 2007
Oxford University will be holding an open day at their dig at Frilford (Oxon) on Sunday 22nd July, 10am-4pm. The site consists of a Roman ritual complex, including a temple and an amphitheatre, with some underlying Iron Age remains. Details are online at http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/research/research_projects/marcham .

The site lies just south of the junction of the A415 and A338 at Frilford (Oxon), behind the former 'Noah's Ark' pub. "Voluntary" donations will be collected at the gate, with all takings going to support the project.
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