NHER 52272 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Roman road leading northeast from Venta Icenorum
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The parchmarks and vegetation marks of a section of Roman road leading northeast out of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum (NHER 9786) are visible on aerial photographs (S1). The site is centred on TG 2331 0367. The line of this road is continued by the modern Stoke Road. This road, which has been interpreted as representing a component of the early development of the town, may have bisected the long axis of a possible kite-shaped triple-ditch defence system that surrounded the town (NHER 52201) and this relationship is reminiscent of the early Watling Street and town defences at Verulamium, St Albans (see NHER 52201 for detailed discussion). It is possible that some of the parchmarks nearest the town may relate to features and structures associated with a bridge over the defensive ditch.
S. Horlock (NMP), 11 March 2009.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF73625 Aerial Photograph: 1928. NMR TG2303/2 (CCC 2322) 24-JUL-1928.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2024 11:19AM