Find Spot record 0406100000 - 600M ESE MENTMORE X-ROADS

Summary

Roman pottery found in watching brief of pipeline works

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  • Planning 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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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

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).

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  • <1>SBC3015 Bibliographic reference: CMAG & FARLEY M E OCT 1977.

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)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10611)

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Aug 15 2016 4:22PM

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