Monument record 0036402000 - CHURCH FARM, SAUNDERTON

Summary

Floor of possible villa found when farmer dug hole

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1016788: ROMAN VILLA 140M EAST OF ST MARY AND ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH (DBC7171)

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Type and Period (1)

  • VILLA? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
FARMER HIT WALLS WITH PLOUGH C.60M SE OF KNOWN BUILDING. HE EXCAVATED A HOLE 1M SQUARE & FOUND A FLOOR OF COLOURED MORTAR (?OPUS). THIS COULD BE PART OF MAIN VILLA, WITH EXCAVATED BUILDING AS OUTBUILDING ACROSS A COURTYARD (B4).
RECTANGULAR BUILDING SHOWN ON APS AT THIS LOCATION (B5).

Sources (10)

  • ---SBC17999 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/48. CUC/AU 61. SP\798020. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC18000 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/48. CUC/AU 62. SP\796019. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC18001 Aerial Photograph: 1948. 1948 oblique Cambridge University AP. SP\796019. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC18002 Aerial Photograph: 09/06/59. CUC/YB 44. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC18003 Aerial Photograph: 09/06/59. CUC/YB 45. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC18004 Aerial Photograph: 09/06/59. CUC/YB 46. SP\797019. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC18005 Aerial Photograph: 09/06/59. CUC/YB 47. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC18006 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge Committee for Aerial Photography. 1959. CUC/YB 48. Yes.
  • <4>SBC1839 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1969. 'RB VILLA AT SAUNDERTON RECONSIDERED', IN RECS OF BUCKS 18 PP261-276. Vol 18.
  • <5>SBC3476 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT AT 1:2500 (NMR METHOD) FROM AP1-8 (PLOT FILED).

Location

Grid reference SP 79710 01900 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 8:52PM

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