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The ruins at Virginia Water (part 1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Andrew Lane
Andrew Lane*
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Reading University
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Abstract

One of the more unusual attractions in Windsor Great Park is the folly beside the lake at Virginia Water. Built in the 1820's in the form of an idealised Classical ruin, it incorporates a large collection of Roman antiquities from the site of Lepcis Magna in Libya. Considering the importance of this monument, not only as one of the most elaborate follies, but one of largest assemblages of Roman architectural fragments in the country, it has received relatively little scholarly attention. As a consequence, in the summer of 2003 a thorough survey and partial excavation of the site were undertaken. The results of this work, a detailed plan of the ruins, a catalogue of the items remaining and new evidence for the origin, construction and history of the site, are presented. The provenance of the Roman elements will be examined in greater detail in part 2.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 35 , 2004, pp. 67 - 94
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 2004

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