The monument includes the remains of a Roman villa complex, situated on a gentle south facing slope on a gravel terrace running down to the Roman River to the south. The villa has no upstanding remains but survives as buried features below ground level. The site is located by a surface scatter of artefacts which is visible within the plough soil. The site was first noted in the early 1950s when deep ploughing of the site disturbed Roman mortar, painted wall plaster and roof tile. Two partial excavations have since taken place. The first was undertaken in 1965 by M J Campen and between 1966 and 1971 a second partial excavation too place during which further details of the plan of the villa building were recovered. The villa includes a substantial masonry building which was noted during partial excavation. This lies towards the northern edge of the monument. The building incorporates tessellated floors and a hypocaust heating system. To the south of this lies a yard area which is believed to have contained further ancillary timber buildings. In autumn 1993, a field walking survey was undertaken which located a dense concentration of Roman tile covering an area of 145m (WNW-ESE) by 130m, which included the tow partially excavated areas. The extent of the surface scatter coincides with a terraced platform in the gentle slope of the valley side which is believed to coincide with the extent of the villa complex itself. On its south side it lies 2-3m above the surrounding ground level and by c.1m on the north west. <1>