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Summary

Broad earthwork banks of a possible two phase Roman fort are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2016 , to the south of Great Westacott Farm, Bishop's Tawton. The larger fort measures circa 140m by 115m, within which is a smaller fort which measures circa 100m by 80. The western extent of the larger fort corresponds to an extant field boundary.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FORT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The earthworks are located within land parcel 1176 on the Tithe Apportionment and recorded as 'Ashbury'.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Broad earthwork banks, circa 15m in width, forming two rectilinear areas are visible.

Bryn Gethin, 2011, Possible two phase Roman Fort visible on lidar imagery., 18/05/2011 (Personal Comment). SDV360915.

Lidar images show earthworks of a possible two phase Roman fort.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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