Newport Roman Villa

Newport Roman Villa was a Romano-British farmhouse constructed in 280 AD [1]. It is located near to Newport, Isle of Wight [1]. Newport Roman Villa was unearthed in 1926 when garage foundations were laid by a nearby homeowner [1]. The site was excavated and the ground plan of the villa house was uncovered [1]. Newport Roman Villa was constructed in about 280 AD with local stone including flint, chalk, limestone and greensand with the walls remaining almost at their original height [1]. The building was roofed with massive slabs of Bembridge limestone which needed large roof timbers to support them [1]. The discovery of fragments of window glass on the site shows that the building had some glazed windows, and remains of painted wall plaster during excavation show that at least some of the rooms had brightly coloured interior walls [1]. It features a well-preserved Roman bath suite with hypocaust underfloor heating [1].