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Historic England Research Records

Aballava
Hob Uid: 10758
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Burgh By Sands
Grid Ref : NY3300059000
Summary : The site of a Roman vicus associated with the fort of Aballava at Burgh-by-Sands on Hadrian's Wall. It is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Foundations of strip buildings flanking a road were evident. A 3rd century or later date is suggested.
More information : (NY 330 590) The chief evidence for a vicus at ABALLAVA is an observation from the air by Dr St Joseph, who reported buildings of a civil settlement E of the fort (2). The site was not photographed, and it is now impossible to recover details. The position of these structures north of the Vallum gives a strong presumption of 3rd century or later date (1). (1-2) No visible remains. (3) There is no surface trace of the vicus. (4) Examination of all available air photographs for the Hadrian's Wall NMP project, found no evidence of a vicus visible as cropmarks. (5) Aerial reconnaissance photographs taken in 2006 show cropmarks of strip buildings flanking parallel roads running in the direction of the east gate of the fort, strongly suggesting a vicus. Evidence for the vicus is visible both to the north and south of the modern road. The cropmarks to the north of the modern road show evidence of strip buildings which extend for at least 100m east to west flanking a road. A 'dog-leg' (centred at NY 3305 5909) running from the northern road links to cropmarks of the southern parallel road and evidence of one strip building. (6) The building cropmarks visible to the north of the modern road appear to sit outside the assumed course of Hadrian's Wall (based on OS mapping). However, based on the results of geophysical survey and MacLauchlan's antiquarian field survey, the wall was moved to run past the north gate of the fort and so the appearance of strip buildings in this location (therefore inside the wall) is logical (7) (9). The cropmarks visible to the south of the modern road give evidence for the vicus further to the east of the excavations which were carried out in the garden of the former vicarage. The southern road is assumed to by the military way supported by Collingwood's plan and the vicarage excavation. (8) A project to publish the air survey and excavations carried out by the late G D B Jones in and around Burgh-by-Sands in 1977-82 has been carried out. This work has clarified the complex sequence at the fort and surrounding areas. (10) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (11)

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Source details : F1 BHPritchard/19-DEC-1971/OS Archaeology Division Field Investigation
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Source details : Mark Bowden/04-JUL-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Source details : Jones, GDB & Woolliscroft, DJ. 2001. Hadrian's Wall from the air
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Source details : Collingwood Bruce, J. 1978. The Roman Wall.
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Source details : MacLauchlan, H. 1852-4. Surveys of the Roman Wall and other remains in the North of England
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
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Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 200
Monument Type : Vicus
Evidence : Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 3259/20
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 428
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 35 NW 29
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-12-19
End Date : 1971-12-19

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1982-01-01
End Date : 1982-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 2006-01-01
End Date : 2006-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 2006-04-01
End Date : 2007-03-31

Historic England Research Records

Aballava