Monument record 0470401000 - INCOME HOLE, IVINGHOE HILLS

Summary

Possible late prehistoric ditch and bank recorded in field survey, trial trenching and geophysical survey

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Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Plan Form - LINEAR
N OF 2 CROPMARKS SECTIONED; SHOWN TO BE A DITCH 1.5M DEEP, ROUNDED V IN SECTION (SECTION DRAWING FILED). EROSION IN S SIDE OF SECTION SUGGESTS BANK MAY HAVE BEEN ON N SIDE (B1). REPORT ON SECTION CUT THROUGH THIS CROPMARK & COMPARISON WITH LENGTH OF DITCH AT HASTOE, HERTS, EXCAVATED 1973 (B4).
Linear earthworks at Incombe Hole and on Steps Hill visible on 1946 RAF APs. Dyer's Boundary Dyke Ia (B7, B10).
Detailed topographic survey carried out by Network Archaeology in 1998 at Steps Hill and Incombe Hole show earthworks continuing line of northern cropmark (between SP95721574 and SP95851584). 2 profiles across earthworks also recorded (B8).
Further detailed topographic survey carried out by TimeScape and Network Archaeology recorded traces of surviving earthworks south of Incombe Hole. Magnetometer survey carried out immediately to the north of the earthwork on Steps Hill (at SP95891590) indicated that the bank may contiue for at least 30m to the northeast (B9).

Sources (7)

  • ---SBC19569 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF Vertical APs. SP96501610. Yes.
  • <1>SBC9322 Bibliographic reference: MR J HAWKINS, MRS J DAVIS & MEF, APRIL 1980.
  • <4>SBC3436 Article in serial: J Davis. 1981. DAVIS J 1981 GRIMS DITCH IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE, IN RECS OF BUCKS 23 PP23-31. Vol 23.
  • <7>SBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire.
  • <8>SBC19565 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1998. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase II. pp3,11-13, Figs 12,17,20,21.
  • <9>SBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4-5,6-9,20, Figs 12,17,18,41,54.
  • <10>SBC4464 Article in serial: Dyer J and Hales A. 1961. DYER J F & HALES A J 1961 PITSTONE HILL- A STUDY IN FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY, IN RECS OF BUCKS 17 PP49-56. pp50-51, Fig 2.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9536 1534 (150m by 250m)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC10638)
  • Event - Survey: Magnetometry (and resistivity) survey (EBC16003)
  • Event - Survey: Topographic survey (EBC16002)
  • Event - Survey: Topographic survey (EBC16004)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC10637)

Record last edited

Dec 3 2023 6:53PM

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