Heritage Gateway

Devon & Dartmoor HER

ID:	SDV364830
Title:	Observations on the Roman Road between Exeter, North Tawton and Okehampton
Originator:	Salvatore, J. P. + Kaye, S. + Stocker, S. + Toller, H.
Date:	2019
Summary:	A combination of Lidar satellite imagery, aerial photography, ground observations and excavation has provided evidence for the course of a Roman road both east (where a stretch of the road has been known since the 1950s) and south-west of the Roman fort at North Tawton. An approximate 5.9km length of previously unseen road alignment, where it runs from Hilldown in the parish of Bow eastwards towards the Crediton area has been located, whilst the evidence is also presented for a further unrecorded south-western stretch of approximately 3.4km from the west bank of the Taw across Rowden Moor towards Okehampton. These new observations of the road are described and illustrated in detail following the methodology adopted by the late Hugh Toller. The road alignment discussed is argued to be a Roman military road connecting Exeter and Okehampton.

MDV42065	Downes Villa, Crediton (Monument)
MDV4751	Okehampton Roman Fort (Monument)
MDV44882	Possible Roman Ditch in John Levers Way (Monument)
MDV20580	Roman Fort, Colebrooke (Monument)
MDV122648	Roman Road between Falcadon Farm and Pecketsford Bridge, Sampford Courtenay (Monument)
MDV8434	Roman Road between Prestons and North Down, Colebrooke (Monument)
MDV132850	Roman road from Keymelford to Gunstone Cross, Crediton (Monument)
MDV107141	Roman Road from North Tawton Roman Fortress to Okehampton (Monument)
MDV125746	Roman Road south of Colebrooke (Monument)
MDV6863	Roman Road to East of North Tawton Fort (Monument)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.