Monument record 0453800000 - HERON COTTAGE
Summary
Saxon or medieval cobbled floor found in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Saxon or Medieval building found and partly excavated (DBC9592)
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Type and Period (1)
- FLOOR (5th Century Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
SITE ON OPP SIDE OF STREAM TO HERON COTTAGE. SLIGHT EVIDENCE THAT HILL SCARPED TO FORM LEVEL PLATFORM FOR FLINTS FOUND - MAY BE COBBLING OR COLLAPSED WALL. NO SURFACE TRACE OF SITE (B1).
AREA EXPANDED SLIGHTLY (B2).
NEW AREA IN NW CORNER OF SAME PORTION OF GARDEN-SIMILAR FLINT LAYER RESTING ON CHALK (B3).
A C14th building platform of undressed flints set on a chalk-cut platform was found at SP87110748 in Wendover. There were also sherds of C13th-C14th cooking pots and early-middle Anglo-Saxon grass-tempered ware (B4).
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 (5)
- <1>SBC6024 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M & FARLEY M E,JULY 1979.
- <2>SBC6025 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M & FARLEY M E,SEPT 1979.
- <3>SBC6023 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M & FARLEY M E,APRIL 1980.
- <4>SBC29013 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1979. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 21, pp185-193. Vol 21. p192.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8709 0749 (50m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12300)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12316)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12321)
Record last edited
Jul 23 2026 1:57PM
