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Summary

Cropmarks of potential Roman date are visible as a series of possible ditches and pits on aerial photographs of 1992 and 1999, to the east of the Bolham Hill Roman fort, Tiverton.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1013409: Roman Fort, Bolham Hill
• SHINE: Bolham Roman Fort, prehistoric rectangular single ditched enclosure and D-shaped enclosure and artefact scatters south-east of Bolham House.

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CROPMARK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1992, DAP 14406, DAP 14406/32 17-JUN-1992 (VB) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357500.

The cropmarks are visible as a series of possible ditches and pits.

Get Mapping, 1999, GM/121/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/121/99 343-44- 24-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355055.

The cropmarks are visible as a series of possible ditches and pits.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Cropmarks of potential Roman date are visible as a series of possible ditches and pits on aerial photographs of 1992 and 1999, to the east of Bolham Hill Roman fort, Tiverton. The cropmarks occupy an area of approximately 0.89 hectares of gentle east facing slope within the immediate vicinity of the fort. They comprise a series of five possible sub-circular pits up to 6m in length and a series of possible linear cropmark ditches. It is largely unclear if the cropmarks represent ancillary features associated with the fort, or are of geological or agricultural origin. A number of the cropmarks are, however, visible on multiple aerial photographs which may add some weight to them being of archaeological origin. Further field investigation, such as geophysical, may help to shed some additional light on the nature of these cropmarks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355055	Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 1999. GM/121/99. Get Mapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/121/99 343-44- 24-JUL-1999. [Mapped feature: #67976 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357500	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1992. DAP 14406. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 14406/32 17-JUN-1992 (VB).

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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