Site Event/Activity record EMO4984 - 1911: AE - Old Burrow Roman Fortlet

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not affiliated

Date

1911

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Description

The Roman character of this earthwork was established in 1911 by H.St.G. Gray. An excavation in 1911 established that the ditch was about 1.5 metres deep and had a V-shaped profile

Sources/Archives (11)

  • <1> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01035. B/W. Negative.
  • <2> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet / Signal Station. BB72/01036. B/W. Negative.
  • <3> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01037. B/W. Negative.
  • <4> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01038. B/W. Negative.
  • <5> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Plan Of Excavations Of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01039. B/W. Negative.
  • <6> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01040. B/W. Negative.
  • <7> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01041. B/W.
  • <8> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01042. B/W. Negative.
  • <9> Photograph: St. George Gray, H.. 1911. Excavation of Fortlet/Signal Station. BB72/01043. B/W. Negative.
  • <10> Article in serial: Gray, H.St.G.. 1912. A Survey of Old Burrow Camp, Exmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 44. Plan and Sections, P.703-717, Pl.1 - 5.
  • <11> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 636699, Extant 6 December 2021.

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Location

Location Old Burrow, Countisbury, Somerset
Grid reference SS 7881 4934 (point)
Map sheet SS74NE
Civil Parish COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Old Burrow Roman Fortlet, Countisbury (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • 1963: AE - Old Burrow Roman Fortlet (Ref: EI 12221)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2021 12:40PM