Finding the Roman Fort at Killerton; by Martin Papworth
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Martin describes how National Trust archaeologists and volunteers confirmed the site of a Roman fort at Killerton in Devon
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Finding the Roman fort at Killerton:
a talk by Martin Papworth
Since 1984, a photograph had intrigued archaeologists. It seemed to show a triple ditched, rectangular enclosure with rounded corners. This would be a typical shape for a Roman fort but during subsequent fieldwalking of ploughsoil nothing Roman was found.
In 2019, National Trust volunteers carried out a geophysical survey which confirmed the lines of the enclosure's ditches. Covid delayed a planned excavation but eventually, in June 2021, three trenches were excavated by National Trust archaeologists. This talk will describe what was found during the excavation and will begin to examine the potential routeways that may once have linked this site to others within the Devon landscape.
This presentation will take place via Zoom, and will be followed by a Q&A session. Attendees will receive a link by email after registration, and on the day of the talk. The meeting room will open to the public at 7:15pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm.
