Site of Roman fortlet at Hadleigh (EHER 9536)

Cropmarks of a small Roman Fort defended by two ditches set far apart and so arranged that the entrance is staggered, the internal area being about 200 ft. square. A cropmark of a rectangular ditch was observed during field walking 150 yards immediately west of fort.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Roman Fortlet (site of) (NAT). <1> Cropmarks of a small Roman Fort defended by two ditches set far apart and so arranged that the entrance is staggered, the internal area being about 200 ft. square. A cropmark of a rectangular ditch was observed during field walking 150 yards immediately west of fort. <2> - <12> September 1951. Field survey. Site visited nothing visible on ground except a sherd of greyware. A further sherd and two pieces of iron found in area of dark patch, on air photographs, west of fort. It was a possible rubbish pit. <13> September 1951. Test pitting. Two small test pits were dug, and the results were recorded on an old copy of the Ordnance Survey card, which only survives as an NMR fiche (RCHM NMR Archive, London). <14> 2008. Aerial photography. The fort site was recorded in 2008 under grass and other cropmarks were visible in the area. <15> - <17> Scheduled since around 1953. A Roman fort revealed by air photography, apparently an early example of a Saxon shore fort, comparable to the earlier fort at Richborough, Kent. Approximately square with rounded corners – two concentric ditches visible. No visible remains on the ground. <18>