Villa Rustica, Roman estate in Montcaret

Villa Rustica is a Roman archaeological site in Montcaret with multiple structures arranged around a central courtyard, including bathing facilities decorated with geometric mosaics and illustrations of marine creatures. The excavated sections display both residential ruins and agricultural structures situated near the Rieu-Tourment stream.

The Roman estate was established in the first century and operated until the fifth century. It contained wine production facilities with two vats for collecting grape must.

The village church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens stands within the excavated area, and five ancient capitals are built into its masonry, most likely taken from the villa. Burials in the churchyard repeatedly cut into Roman mosaics, coins and pottery, which fed the collection of local researcher Pierre Tauziac (1866–1941).

The remains lie within the modern village, around the medieval church, so only parts of the villa have been excavated. The site and adjoining museum are open for visits throughout the year. The ruins are on a low rise at 30 metres altitude above the Dordogne, near the road from Castillon-la-Bataille to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and Bergerac.

In 1936, about 300 metres east of the village, two square basins 1.54 metres wide and one metre deep were found, with a paved floor and a central drainage hollow. Once taken for milling equipment, they were later identified as wine vats for treading grape must, part of the estate's agricultural dependencies.