Find Spot record 0406100000 - 600M ESE MENTMORE X-ROADS
Summary
Roman pottery found in watching brief of pipeline works
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman pottery scatter found on gas pipeline (DBC8942)
- SHINE: Site of possible Roman farmstead found during watching brief, ESE of Mentmore Crossroads (DBC8225)
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
ROUTE OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CHECKED AFTER TOPSOILING. SCATTER OF RB SHERDS FOUND, INCLUDING 2 LARGE PIECES, SUGGESTING DESTRUCTION OF A FEATURE (NGP 222): 1 LARGE NENE VALLEY CC BOWL WITH FLANGED RIM ?C3,& 1 SHERD. 9 RB RIMS (4 IN ?OXFORD FABRICS), 12 RB SHERDS, 2 RB FOOTRING BASES. FOUND BY CMAG & M BARNETT (B1).
A scatter of Romano-British pottery, some C3rd, was found in Mentmore during fieldwalking in advance of pipe-laying between SP895204 and SP898204 (B2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC3015 Bibliographic reference: CMAG & FARLEY M E OCT 1977.
- <2>SBC28575 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1977. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 20, part 3, pp478-491. Vol 20, part 3.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8970 2048 (290m by 0m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (1st Century Roman to 3rd Century - 43 AD to 299 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10611)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2026 2:28PM
