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| HER Number: | MDV44881 |
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| Name: | Possible Roman Road West of Exeter |
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Summary
Possible route of Roman road or trackway, suggested by ditches revealed during excavations in the 1980s and 1990s, to north of Okehampton Road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 909 923 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.THOMAS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SW/234
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Weddell, P. J., 1991, An Archaeological Assessment of SWW Pynes to Dunsford Hill (Exeter) Water Main (Report - Assessment). SDV340493.
Excavations in 1986-7 on the floodplain near Flowerpot Lane suggested that a Roman road defined by 2 ditches possibly ran just to north of Okehampton Street.
Stead, P. M., 1991, Archaeological Evaluation at Land Adjoining the Former Redhills Hospital, St Thomas, Exeter, 3, 5 (Report - Evaluation). SDV343972.
Evaluation trench revealed a shallow ditch, circa 0.60 metres wide, cutting bedrock and sealed by topsoil. It contained a stony base fill which produced 2 sherds of post-1700 pot. Probably a land drain. The Roman road from Exeter to North Tawton is unlikely to pass through the development site, and must therefore be assumed to take a more southerly course in the vicinity of the modern Okehampton Road.
Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 1992, Archaeological Recording on the SWW Pynes to Dunsford Hill (Exeter) Water Main, 3 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV343969.
Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of a Redevelopment Scheme at Redhills Hospital, St Thomas, Exeter, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV343973.
Possible Roman ditch or road. Projected alignment of this feature to the west, following a more direct course up to the rising ground beyond the hospital site. Other details: Figure 13.
Sims, R. + Dyer, M., 2007, Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief at 86 Okehampton Road, Exeter, 5 (Report - Evaluation). SDV343968.
Evidence for the Roman road and possible flanking ditches observed during the 1986-7 and 1992 excavations was not visible. Any such evidence may be situated further southwards underneath Okehampton Road.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340493 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1991. An Archaeological Assessment of SWW Pynes to Dunsford Hill (Exeter) Water Main. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.61. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343968 | Report - Evaluation: Sims, R. + Dyer, M.. 2007. Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief at 86 Okehampton Road, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.85. A4 stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV343969 | Report - Watching Brief: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 1992. Archaeological Recording on the SWW Pynes to Dunsford Hill (Exeter) Water Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 92.17. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV343972 | Report - Evaluation: Stead, P. M.. 1991. Archaeological Evaluation at Land Adjoining the Former Redhills Hospital, St Thomas, Exeter. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.91. A4 stapled + Digital. 3, 5. |
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| SDV343973 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of a Redevelopment Scheme at Redhills Hospital, St Thomas, Exeter. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.64. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44882 | Related to: Possible Roman Ditch in John Levers Way (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4571 - Archaeological Evaluation at 86 Okehampton Road, Exeter
- EDV4572 - Archaeological Watching Brief at 86 Okehampton Road, Exeter
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 17 2009 4:04PM |
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