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| HER Number: | MDV128293 |
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| Name: | Ditch on land at Battens Farm, Halberton |
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Summary
A probable Romano-British ditch was recorded during the excavation of a soak-away trench validating the the results of an earlier geophysical survey. Although no finds were recovered from the ditch, topsoil finds including tesserae and probable Romano-British pottery corroborate the interpretation of extensive field-walking that the site may include Romano-British structures and enclosures. Iron tap slag recovered from the topsoil also indicates an industrial function to the site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 023 134 |
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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
- DITCH (Constructed, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Dean, R. + Edwards, M., 2018, Land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon: An Archaeological Magnetometer Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV361922.
Bampton, J., 2019, Land at Battens Farm, Halberton, Mid Devon, Devon: Monitoring and Recording (Report - Watching Brief). SDV363257.
Archaeological monitoring and recording undertaken on the excavation of two soak-away trenches in a field with proven potential for Romano-British archaeology based on geophysical survey, field-walking and metal detecting. A probable Romano-British ditch (104) was recorded in Trench 1, validating the results of the earlier geophysical survey.
The ditch aligned north-north-east by south-south-west, was circa 0.50 metres wide and 0.08 metres deep with gentle sides and a gentle concave base. It had been truncated by ploughing and its single fill contained no finds.
However, topsoil finds including tesserae and probable Romano-British pottery corroborate the interpretation of extensive field-walking conducted across the site from 2012, that the site may include Romano-British structures and enclosures. Iron tap slag recovered from the topsoil also indicates an industrial function to the site.
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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| SDV363257 | Report - Watching Brief: Bampton, J.. 2019. Land at Battens Farm, Halberton, Mid Devon, Devon: Monitoring and Recording. South West Archaeology. 180929. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124254 | Related to: Archaeological Feature on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon
Halburton, Devon (Monument) |
| MDV124258 | Related to: Buildings, Land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon (Monument) |
| MDV124252 | Related to: Field Boundaries on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon
Halburton, Devon (Monument) |
| MDV124251 | Related to: Industrial Activity on land at Battens Farm and Watton Farm, Halburton, Devon (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)
- EDV8283 - Archaeological monitoring and recording on land at Battens Farm, Halberton
| Date Last Edited: | May 14 2020 4:36PM |
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