Site of Roman Signal Station, Barcombe

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Hillfort and Roman signal station, Barcombe Hill


Bardon Mill Civil Parish

  • Description

    "The ditch here, parallel with the escarpment edge, is the north side of a prehistoric defended settlement, thought to be Iron Age in date, probably extended by later Roman quarrying for stone. Within the enclosure, the Romans constructed a Signal Station providing inter-visibility north to Hadrian's Wall and west to Vindolanda Fort [[2865691]]. However, excavation showed that it may have only been in use for a short period during the later first century AD. http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=N6569 A rectangular ditch with rounded corners around the mound in the north-west part of the larger enclosure is clearly visible in aerial views." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2012.

  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2865738
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
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    Picture Taken: 2012-03-24

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