Monument record 0401001000 - PITSTONE QUARRY NO 2

Summary

Roman well found during salvage excavations.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0020 m
UPPER 3.6M OF WELL EXCAVATED BY MANSHEAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THEN SECTIONED BY QUARRYING. REMAINDER EXCAVATED BY PITSTONE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY. IT WAS 1M IN DIAMETER, BUT TOP 2.5M FUNNEL-SHAPED WIDENING TO 3M DIAMETER. HAND/FOOT HOLDS CUT INTO CHALK AT 40CM INTERVALS. UPPER FILL CONTAINED HUMAN & HORSE SKELETONS; THE REST POTTERY, BONES, BUCKET FITTINGS, ROMAN COIN (B1-2,5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC8245 Unpublished document: L Matthews. 1977. DRAFT EXCAVATION REPORT & PLANS & SECTIONS.
  • <2>SBC7436 Verbal communication: LEVY D 1977(JULY) PERS COMM.
  • <3>SBC534 Verbal communication: ARP 1977 (NOV) VISIT TO PITSTONE SOC MUSEUM (& SEE PLANS &C, CAS FILE).
  • <4>SBC6546 Verbal communication: HURMAN MRS BM 1980(APRIL) PERS COMM.
  • <5>SBC4427 Unpublished document: DUNGWORTH D 1991 PITSTONE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARISH SURVEY PP54-69 (COPY IN CAS FILE 2746).

Location

Grid reference SP 94400 14300 (point)
Civil Parish PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10730)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10877)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14242)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2023 7:41PM

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