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| HER Number: | MDV128269 |
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| Name: | Roman road to south of Coomb Bank Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
The northern end of the Roman road from Charmouth to Axminster is marked on the first and second edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey mapd and survives as a holloway and as an earthwork visible on LiDAR imagery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 312 966 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Roman Road (Track of) marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Roman Road (Track of) marked.
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain, 114 (Monograph). SDV24025.
An agger 24 feet wide can be seen across a meadow. It points diagonally across the main road into Woodbury Lane.
Weddell, P. J., 1985, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV117685.
The agger is still visible, 0.6 metres wide in places though there is quarry disturbance in the higher part.
Weddell, P. J. + Reed, S. J. + Simpson, S. J., 1993, Excavation of the Exeter-Dorchester Roman Road at the River Yarty and the Roman Fort Ditch and Settlement Site at Woodbury, Near Axminster. (Article in Serial). SDV99887.
Margary's agger appears to have been partially destroyed further west by a later road.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Section of probable Roman road visible as earthwork on LiDAR imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117685 | Worksheet: Weddell, P. J.. 1985. A30 Survey. Unknown. |
| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. 114. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125638 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV99887 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J. + Reed, S. J. + Simpson, S. J.. 1993. Excavation of the Exeter-Dorchester Roman Road at the River Yarty and the Roman Fort Ditch and Settlement Site at Woodbury, Near Axminster.. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 51. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16014 | Part of: Roman road from Charmouth to Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV18582 | Related to: Hollow way north of Burrowshot Cross, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2020 5:33PM |
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