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HER Number: | MDV1590 |
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Name: | Roman Coin Hoard, Little Gornhay Farm, Tiverton |
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Summary
Roman coin hoard found at Little Gornhay Farm in 1845.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 974 138 |
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Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/37
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (II to III - 101 AD to 300 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS91SE15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV339407.
Unknown, 1846, Untitled Source, 140 (Article in Serial). SDV339408.
Worth, R. N., 1891, President's Address: Localities of Roman Remains in Devon, 81-99 (Article in Serial). SDV158810.
Several hundred Roman coins dug up in 1845 in the orchard on Little Gornhay Farm, near the Portway, a branch of the Roman road from Taunton to Exeter. Likely to be a genuine deposit of the early second century AD. They are the first Roman objects to be recorded from Tiverton.
Balkwill, C. J., 1976, North Devon Link Road (Report - Survey). SDV51639.
Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton, 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV338875.
Collings, A. G., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Centralised Offices at Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV336255.
Early 3rd century Roman coins terminating with issues of Servus unearthed in an orchard at Gornhay Farm in an earthernware pot.
Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Cowley Moor, Tiverton, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV350629.
Hunter, J., 2005, Old Blundell's Garage, Tiverton, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV339400.
Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, 4, App.1 A50 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV158810 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. N.. 1891. President's Address: Localities of Roman Remains in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 23. A5 Hardback. 81-99. |
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SDV336255 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Centralised Offices at Phoenix Lane, Tiverton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.18. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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SDV338875 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.42. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1. |
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SDV339400 | Report - Assessment: Hunter, J.. 2005. Old Blundell's Garage, Tiverton. CgMs Consulting Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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SDV339407 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS91SE15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV339408 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1846. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 1. Unknown. 140. |
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SDV345204 | Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, App.1 A50. |
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SDV350629 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Cowley Moor, Tiverton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.71. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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SDV51639 | Report - Survey: Balkwill, C. J.. 1976. North Devon Link Road. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Rural Survey. 8. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV62394 | Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of Tiverton (Find Spot) |
MDV1380 | Related to: Roman Coins from Castle Street, Tiverton (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3061 - HOARD (II to Unknown - 101 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV4290 - Old Blundell's Garage
- EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton
Date Last Edited: | Jun 28 2018 3:24PM |
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