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XXII. Description of a Roman Villa discovered at Acton Scott, near Church Stretton, in Shropshire, in 1817; with an account of further researches made in July, 1844: communicated in a Letter from Mrs. Frances Stackhouse Acton to the Very Reverend the Dean of Hereford

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Frances Stackhouse Acton
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Acton Scott is situated about three quarters of a mile to the east of the Watling Street road, which leads from Wroxeter, through the Strettons to Leintwardine and Brandon Camp, and from thence to Kentchester. In the “Salopia Antiqua” another line of Roman road is described by Mr. Hartshorne, as going from Nordy Bank, at the foot of the Brown Clee hill, to Wroxeter, which at Wall would pass within four miles of Acton Scott, on the other side.

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Archaeologia , Volume 31 , 1846 , pp. 339 - 345
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1846

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page 341 note a It was formed of sand-stone grit, such as is found at Hoar Edge, to the north-east of Acton Scott, and measured in height 3 feet 1 inch; diameter of widest part of the shaft 1 foot 5 inches; diameter of top and base of the shaft 8½ inches. On the shaft was a mason's mark, resembling XX. Similar marks occur on several stones in the Norman work at Hereford cathedral.

page 342 note b The fragments of decorative painting shewed that the ground had been of a white or very light colour; upon this panels appeared to have been marked out by lines of dingy purple and red; the ornaments being round spots arranged by fours and fives, pyramidically. On one fragment was painted the head of a bird, with a branch in the beak, indicating that ornamental designs had been painted on some of the panels.

page 343 note c These tiles measured 1 foot 4 inches by 1 foot 1 inch, and one inch in thickness; at one end there was a hole in the centre; the sides were recurved, forming an edge raised about one inch above the face of the tile, and about one inch wide. A portion of this ridge, about two inches in length, was cut away on each side, probably to allow one tile to overlap that which adjoined to it. The tiles which were found under the floor of the chamber H, were likewise ridged at the edges, no part of the ridge being cut away.