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| HER Number: | MDV62959 |
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| Name: | Roman road on south-west side of Sourton Down |
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Summary
Length of Roman road revealed during excavations to the north-east of Cowsen Lane.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 539 915 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SW/37/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Weddell, P. J. + Reed, S. J., 1997, Excavations at Sourton Down 1986-1991: Roman Road, Deserted Medieval Hamlet and other Landscape Features, 39-147 (Article in Serial). SDV346224.
Excavations in 1990-91 exposed a 38 metre length of the Roman road to the north-east of Cowsen Lane. The road was between 4.5 and 6.0 metres wide flanked by two shallow ditches and made up of soil and coarse gravel with a well-preserved surface of rough-hewn metamorphic stone fragments of various sizes set in a layer of crushed shale. A pair of wheel ruts was clearly defined along the entire length of the excavated area. When the road fell out of use a hollow way was established 4.0 metres to the north.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346224 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J. + Reed, S. J.. 1997. Excavations at Sourton Down 1986-1991: Roman Road, Deserted Medieval Hamlet and other Landscape Features. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 55. Paperback Volume. 39-147. [Mapped feature: #40453 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18485 | Part of: Roman road westwards from Okehampton (Monument) |
| MDV20441 | Related to: Roman road across Sourton Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 7 2020 2:01PM |
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