Monument record 0455000000 - WALTON LANE/BOTTOM WALTONS

Summary

Possible medieval enclosure cropmarks seen on aerial photographs at Walton Lane

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmark of rectangular enclosure, possibly a Medieval woodland enclosure (DBC9829)

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Type and Period (3)

  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (WOODLAND ENCLOSURE?) VISIBLE AS CROPMARK ON A/P (B1).
PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (PAPER STRIP METHOD). SITE INCORRECTLY PLOTTED AT SU9250 8445 (SIMILAR TOPOGRAPHY!). NOW REPLOTTED! (B3).
A possible incomplete, rectilinear, ditched enclosure and a pit and small length of ditch within it, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The enclosure measures 75m across (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC9268 Bibliographic reference: MR C STANLEY & M E FARLEY JULY 1979 (COPY OF C STANLEY'S A/P AT BCM).
  • <2>XYSBC3486 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT (FILED). [Mapped feature: #212 ]
  • <3>SBC14960 Aerial Photograph: STUERTZ C RCHME AIR PHOTO UNIT FEB 1993.
  • <4>SBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 9464 8321 (93m by 86m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC11855)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13614)

Record last edited

May 7 2026 10:24AM

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