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| HER Number: | MDV74727 |
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| Name: | Tap slag found under road junction in Brayford |
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Summary
Soil containing charcoal, fired clay and tap slag found during excavations for the water supply to a new housing development.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 686 347 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brayford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARLES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLAG (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Keppie, L. + Fitzpatrick, A. + Hassall, M. + Tomlin, R. + Burnham, B., 2001, Roman Britain in 2000, 370 (Article in Serial). SDV361753.
Reed, S. J., 2008, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV341342.
Excavation for the water supply to a housing development to the north, on Little Bray Lane, exposed a soil horizon containing charcoal, fired clay and tap slag fragments derived from the Roman iron extraction industry that operated in this area. The deposit only survived on on the south side of the road and had been removed by the construction of an earlier water main that ran along the north side of the road. The soil horizon was sealed beneath 0.15 metres of tarmas and extended to a depth of 0.45 metres below the road surface. No datable artefacts were recovered.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341342 | Personal Comment: Reed, S. J.. 2008. A4 Stapled. |
| SDV361753 | Article in Serial: Keppie, L. + Fitzpatrick, A. + Hassall, M. + Tomlin, R. + Burnham, B.. 2001. Roman Britain in 2000. Britannia. 32. Digital. 370. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV74726 | Related to: Iron smelting slag found near The Orchard, Brayford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4413 - Site visit to Brayford
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2018 12:45PM |
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