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Summary

V-shaped ditch, possibly a boundary associated with a Roman settlement or farmstead, to the south of Hill Barton Business Park.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY DITCH (II to III - 101 AD to 300 AD (Between))

Full description

Farnell, A. J., 2009, An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road, 3-4, 10-12 (Report - Evaluation). SDV345091.

A ditch, aligned north-west to south-east and with a 'V' shaped profile, was located at the western end of trench 19. It measured 1.42 metres wide and 0.72 metres deep, and was exposed in plan to a length of 9.6 metres. Abundant sherds of Romano-British pottery were recovered from the secondary fill, in addition to fragments of roof tile. Several sherds of Roman pottery were also recovered from the tertiary fill, which represented the final infilling of the ditch. This is one of a group of features which are likely to represent boundaries and divisions associated with a rural settlement or farmstead dating from the first to the fourth centuries. Other details: Figures 5, 7/5; plates 3-4.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV1707 - SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FDV1708 - TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FDV1709 - SHERD (II to IV - 200 AD to 400 AD)

Associated Events

• EDV4877 - An Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3502 Exeter to Sidmouth Road
• EDV4878 - Desk-based Assessment of Land Between Hill Barton Industrial Estate and the A3052 Exeter to Sidmouth Road

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