NORTHLINCS.COM - North Lincolnshire's Community Website 
NorthLincs.com Home Page
| Home | Forum - Message Boards  | Local Links Directory |

> Home > Horkstow > 
Horkstow - North Lincolnshire
 
Horkstow - Roman Mosaic
 

Sorry No Image

 
Roman Mosaic
A site of a Roman Villa was discovered in the grounds of Horkstow Hall in 1797 when a large mosaic pavement was found. The Pavement can now be seen at Hull’s Archaeological Museum.
In 1796 fragments of the tessellated pavement of a long narrow room, divided into three compartments, were found in a field near, one of these having a most singular representation of a Roman chariot race; other portions contained mutilated figures of the "Fates", attended by genii, Nerieids and tritons; Roman coins have also been found.
Extract from Kellys 1900...






| Top |




© Copyright 2003 - 2006 NorthLincs.com / HUB Computer Services

| Services  |  About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Site | Copyright Notice | Help | HUB Computer Services |