Roman Villa archaeology made accessible to the public by Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group

The interpretation board is now installed at Roman Villa Corner at Hill Holt Wood, overlooking the scheduled monument.

History and Archaeology Group secretary Richard Parker said: “The setting is really nice and it gives some really nice panoramic views over the fields, particularly over the Roman villa field, so you can take in the landscape very nicely.

“It gives people a good idea of what lays beneath the ground there. There’s nothing visible on the surface but it allows people to interpret and have a good idea as to what was there in times before.

“The fundraising took us all of three weeks. That was the amazing thing about this, we raised it in a really short time and it was very overwhelming to have so much public support in for this project.

“It does go to show that the local community has very much rallied behind the archaeology that’s there and the local heritage and want to see it protected and enhanced for future generations, that’s the critical thing.”

The board was designed by the archaeology group itself, to allow visitors to understand the historical landscape.

Richard Parker added: “It gives an idea of the landscape between Hill Holt Wood and also Brough, because in between those two places there’s not just the Roman villa there’s also the Roman town at Brough, a place called Crococalana.

“It gives some information about the first person to describe that, a Lincolnshire man, and it all tells the story about the discovery of the villa and how Newark Museum staff were involved in its discovery and excavation.

“It also indicates some of the finds that were there and what still lies beneath the ground as well and some of the other adjacent archaeology.

“We would like to build on this, its a stepping stone on to other things that we would like to do locally. Certainly we would like to add interpretation boards about other archaeology locally.”