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| HER Number: | MDV8264 |
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| Name: | Roman pottery found at Rushford Barton |
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Summary
Vis=4/4/1976(balkwill, c. J. ) a quantity of roman pottery was found while digging a drainage ditch in an orchard at rushford barton in 1914-1915. The sherds were collected by mr r. Furse and some were given to dr young of okehampton, the author of the parish history, now deceased. One sherd is still in the possession of mr e. J. Furse, who supplied this information in april 1976, and the sherd, a grey-ware rim and body of an olla-type jar, was shown to the recorder (balkwill). Material from this site includes 'south devon' r-b fabrics, according to distribution map by bidwell and sivester in cunliffe 1988 (fmg).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 706 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258002.
Des=field note.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258003.
Cunliffe, b. /mount batten,plymouth/(1988)ouca monograph 36/pp 45-49 'south devon ware'.
Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.
Vis=4/4/1976(balkwill, c. J. ) a quantity of roman pottery was found while digging a drainage ditch in an orchard at rushford barton in 1914-1915. The sherds were collected by mr r. Furse and some were given to dr young of okehampton, the author of the parish history, now deceased. One sherd is still in the possession of mr e. J. Furse, who supplied this information in april 1976, and the sherd, a grey-ware rim and body of an olla-type jar, was shown to the recorder (balkwill). Material from this site includes 'south devon' r-b fabrics, according to distribution map by bidwell and sivester in cunliffe 1988 (fmg).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV258002 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV258003 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV677 | Report - Survey: Griffith, F. M.. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3328 - POT (I to Unknown - 43 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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