Monument Number 1230775 |
| Hob Uid: 1230775 | |
Location :
West Berkshire
Burghfield
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| Grid Ref : SU6848070040 |
| Summary : A possible Roman road flanked by possible field systems and/or settlements is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The side ditches of the road are visible extending in a north easterly direction for 950m. It may be part of the Roman road from Silchester to Verulamium. The settlements/field systems are defined by a series of ditches, sometimes double ditches, which are parallel and perpendicular to the road. There are three concentrations of ditch systems which appear to form fragments of a larger system of conjoined enclosures. These features have been destroyed by gravel extraction. |
More information : A possible Roman road flanked by possible field systems and/or
settlements is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The side
ditches of the road are visible extending in a north easterly
direction for 950m between SU 6848 7004 and SU 6888 7090. It may be
part of the Roman road from Silchester to Verulanium. The
settlements/field systems are defined by a series of ditches,
sometimes double ditches, which are parallel and perpendicular to the
road. There are three concentrations of ditch systems which appear
to form fragments of a larger system of conjoined enclosures. These
three areas are centred at SU 6857 7038, SU 6884 7052 and SU 6860
7078. The area has been quarried away for gravel and so all features
have been destroyed. (Morph No.s TG.321.1-4)
This description is based on data from a MORPH2 database.
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