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| HER Number: | MDV122651 |
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| Name: | Agger of Roman Road to south-west of East Rowden, Sampford Courtenay |
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Summary
Section of line of probable Roman road between the Roman military complex at North Tawton and Okehampton visible as earthworks on LiDAR and on aerial photographs. Excavation of a test pit revealed a road surface.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 991 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Courtenay |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD COURTENAY |
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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
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Section of line of probable Roman road between the Roman military complex at North Tawton and Okehampton visible as earthworks on LiDAR.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Line of Roman road faintly visible on aerial photograph.
Stocker, S., 2017, Observations on the Roman Road between North Tawton and Okehampton (Report - non-specific). SDV360960.
Agger of Roman road visible across field. There is exposed road stone in southwest boundary by an oak tree. A one metre square test pit was excavated in field 913 on the Sampford Courtenay Tithe map in April 2017 to the depth of the road statumen or main bed. The road surface ;pcated 100 millimetres below the grass surface was a matrix of small stone and gravel. It appeared to have been loosened by shallow ploughing at some time, possibly confirmed by the find of a small sherd of Willow Pattern pottery. A 75 millimetre sub-square piece of ceramic building material, tentatively identified as Roman brick, was also found. This was packed with other larger stones in the upper layers of the road and appeared to be a repair.
Kaye, S. + Stocker, S., 2018, Observations on the Roman Road between North Tawton and Okehampton - Northern Section (Interpretation). SDV361673.
Linear depressions and elevations visible on LiDAR. Interpreted as the ditches and agger of a Roman road. The
road surface was exposed and recorded in a 1 metre by 2 metre test pit in 2017 [at approx SX6516 9911] . Ceramic sample taken.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112882 ] |
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| SDV360960 | Report - non-specific: Stocker, S.. 2017. Observations on the Roman Road between North Tawton and Okehampton. Individual. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV361673 | Interpretation: Kaye, S. + Stocker, S.. 2018. Observations on the Roman Road between North Tawton and Okehampton - Northern Section. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107141 | Part of: Roman Road from North Tawton Roman Fortress to Okehampton (Monument) |
| MDV122649 | Related to: Roman Road circa 117 metres south-west of Rowden Mill Cottages, Sampford Courtenay (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV6962 - CERAMIC (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Associated Events
- EDV7638 - Landscape Investigation, Field Walking and Test Pit Excavation between North Tawton and Okehampton
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2018 8:50AM |
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