BRIDGE FARM, LOPEN, SOMERSET: REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, NOVEMBER 2001
Author(s): Neil Linford, Paul Linford
During the construction of a new access road at Bridge Farm at Lopen near Yeovil in Somerset, a substantial Roman mosaic was uncovered. Owing to the importance of the discovery, Somerset County Archaeological Unit began an immediate excavation on the site, which revealed the remains of a Roman villa. The Centre for Archaeology was requested to carry out a geophysical survey of the area surrounding the excavation to characterise the extent of the Roman site. The survey revealed a great deal of modern disturbance and few anomalies that could be ascribed an archaeological origin. Whilst one anomaly possibly indicative of a Roman building was detected, it appears that the geophysical techniques employed were not particularly responsive to archaeology under the prevailing soil and moisture conditions.
- Report Number:
- 83/2001
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Geophysical Survey
