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Summary

Location of possible Roman fort or signal station suggested by field boundary south of All Saints Church, Bradford, above the west bank of the River Torridge.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Possible Roman fort south of Bradford Church

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FORT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
• SIGNAL STATION? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Knight, S., 2010, Possible Roman Fort or Signal Station at Bradford (Personal Comment). SDV344676.

The south-west corner of field 990 on the 1880s-90s 25inch 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (south of the farm and church) looks suspiciously like the playing card shape of a Roman fort. There is also a straight track heading up from the river ('Broad Ford') and straight field boundaries in alignment with it on the west. This may possibly indicate a Roman fort or signal station, which although located between two areas of higher ground, it is in a commanding position for the river and ford, and on an easy route over the hill.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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