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| HER Number: | MDV115994 |
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| Name: | Possible Roman Road north-east of White Cross, Offwell parish |
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Summary
A long low bank up to 45 metres wide was visible on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 2016 as an earthwork on the east-facing slopes north-east of White Cross, Offwell parish. The slight earthwork is tentatively interpreted as evidence for a road of Roman date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 197 003 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Monkton |
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| Civil Parish | Offwell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFWELL |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A broad but low earthwork bank was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A low bank between 20 and 45 metres wide was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as an earthwork almost 640 metres long on the east-facing slopes north-east of White Cross, Offwell parish. The bank could be interpreted as a continuation of a post-medieval field boundary to the north-west. However, it appears to be overlain or cut by several boundaries of this period and such a dramatic reorganisation of the field pattern in the post-medieval period seems unlikely. The bank therefore probably predates the post-medieval period. The slight earthwork is tentatively interpreted as evidence for a road of Roman date, several possible locations for which have been suggested east of Honiton. The line of the possible route might have influenced the field system to the north-west. Further work, such as geophysical survey is recommended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| | Linked documents:2 |
| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1900 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75340 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV118468 | Related to: Roman Road from Axminster to Honiton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:03PM |
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