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Listercombe Bottom Roman villa

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Listercombe Bottom Roman villa preserves the earthworks of a former Roman villa in Gloucestershire. The Albion Guide charts 17 Roman villas in the county; this is one of them. It sits inside the Cotswolds National Landscape.

The nearest other Roman villa is Chedworth Roman villa, 2.4 km to the north-west. For arrivals by rail, Kemble Station is 16.5 km to the south-west.

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