| Summary: | Trial excavations in 1936 in Park Field, Topsham, prior to development, revealed evidence for Roman occupation. At least one "channel" was found, cut into natural gravel, and another at right-angles to it. The channels contained a considerable quantity of pottery, dated not later than AD60. The date of the pottery (including stamped samian) and the nature of the "channels" led the excavator to suggest there had been a military base at Topsham, protecting the harbour. (But see PRN 14394, where Roman occupation was not military.) |
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