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| HER Number: | MDV54936 |
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| Name: | Roman Road to east of Norman's Grave, Southleigh |
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Summary
Limited recording during pipeline construction revealed a bank of metalling below the modern hardcore of the A3052. The metalling lay over a layer of light clay which had been cut into natural bedrock.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 198 909 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Southleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/81/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Reed, S. J. + Watts, M., 1994, Archaeological Recording of SWW Branscombe to Gatcombe Water Main, 3 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV342842.
Limited recording was undertaken during pipeline construction. Beneath the modern hardcore a bank of metalling lay over a layer of light clay which had been cut into natural bedrock. The metalling was truncated by modern make-up about 2 metres from centre of the (modern) road. There were no associated finds.
The pipeline also cut the route of road at SY17259071.
Quinnell, H. + Reed, S., 2012, Archaeology and the Branscombe to Gatcombe Water Pipeline, East Devon, 97 (Article in Serial). SDV351756.
The A3052 is suggested to follow the course of a Roman road. Limited excavation where the proposed line of the pipeline cut across the A3052 at this location revealed a band of metalling about 14 millimetres thick beneath the modern hardcore. This band lay over a layer of light clay which was cut into the natural bedrock. The metalling is considered comparable to the Roman metalling exposed on the Yarty floodplain. There were no associated finds.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342842 | Report - Watching Brief: Reed, S. J. + Watts, M.. 1994. Archaeological Recording of SWW Branscombe to Gatcombe Water Main. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.42. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV351756 | Article in Serial: Quinnell, H. + Reed, S.. 2012. Archaeology and the Branscombe to Gatcombe Water Pipeline, East Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 70. Paperback Volume. 97. [Mapped feature: #34709 Equal to MDV115594, Roman Road., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV115594 | Part of: Roman Road from Charmouth to Exeter (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 4 2019 2:23PM |
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