In the Shadow of Corinium: Prehistoric and Roman Occupation at Kingshillsouth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire: 41 (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

Excavations by Oxford Archaeology at Kingshill South on the eastern edge of Cirencester in Gloucestershire uncovered evidence for prehistoric and Roman activity.The earliest evidence comprised a pit dating to the late Neolithic period or early Bronze Age, and the site was also inhabited during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age.There was a gap in activity until the late 1st century AD, when fields were laid out on the site's southern slope.Three buildings were recorded within the area of the excavation.Building 1 was a domestic, stone-footed building best described as a proto-villa.Building 2 was an aisled building with an apsidal end and is likely to have served an agricultural function.Both were constructed in the 2nd century AD. Building 3, dated to the late Roman period, is interpreted as a granary.The settlement was abandoned by the late 4th century AD.The site remained agricultural land until the establishment of Cirencester's eastern suburb in the 20th century.Grain, meat, an