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| HER Number: | MDV124258 |
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| Name: | Buildings on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon |
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Summary
A number of anomalies were recorded by geophysical survey that may represent a complex area of small enclosures, possibly with building footings as may be implied by the distribution of Roman tesserae, tile and slate recovered during field walking.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 024 133 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Richardson, I., 2018, Battens Farm Roman Site (Un-published). SDV362914.
Finds from fieldwalking undertaken by Tiverton Archaeological Group between 2012 and 2015 included fragments of Roman tile, slate, tesserae and pottery.
Dean, R. + Edwards, M., 2018, Land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon: An Archaeological Magnetometer Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV361922.
Report presenting the results of an archaeological geophysical survey at the site. It is the third phase of a survey designed to further a research project undertaken by the Tiverton Archaeology Group in the area and, in particular, to follow up the results of field walking surveys.
Eighty one magnetic anomaly groups were mapped as representing potential buried archaeology, including a curvilinear group of anomalies.
Some of the magnetic anomaly groups in Area 1, 2 and 3 are typical of anomalies representing linear deposits and are most likely to represent small enclosure boundaries and fragments of field boundaries although, given the presence of the possible industrial/craft related anomaly groups some may represent building footings. This possibility is supported by the fact that concentrations of Roman tile and slate found in field walking surveys.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361922 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Dean, R. + Edwards, M.. 2018. Land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon: An Archaeological Magnetometer Survey. Substrata. 1801BAT-R-1. Digital. |
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| SDV362914 | Un-published: Richardson, I.. 2018. Battens Farm Roman Site. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV128176 | Related to: Ashland field names to the west of Battens Farm, Halberton (Monument) |
| MDV128293 | Related to: Ditch on land at Battens Farm, Halberton (Monument) |
| MDV124260 | Related to: Roman artefact scatter on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halberton
Halburton, Devon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7647 - Archaeological Magnetometer Survey on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon
Halburton, Devon (Ref: 1801BAT-R-1)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2021 5:52PM |
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