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

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not affiliated

Date

1911

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.

Map

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