Overview

• Archaeologists uncovered three or four Iron Age ring ditches, a substantial rectangular enclosure and foundations of Roman limestone buildings that may form a winged villa near Willersey.
• Historic England plans to submit a scheduled monument recommendation to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport after analysing the full extent of the settlement remains.
• Metal detectorist Glenn Manning’s donation of two Roman cavalry spatha swords to the Corinium Museum sparked the geophysical surveys and subsequent excavations.
• Specialists date the iron cavalry spatha swords to the early second through third century AD and have identified remnants of their original scabbards.
• The swords will go on public display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester from August 2, showcasing successful collaboration between hobbyists and professional archaeologists.