Monument record 0037200000 - BURY FARM, AMERSHAM

Summary

Remains of a possible second century Roman villa recorded in a sewer trench at Bury Farm and subsequent excavation trenching

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Roman villa site found on sewer pipeline and by trial trenching
  • SHINE: Bury Farm Roman villa site

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Type and Period (1)

  • VILLA? (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)

Description

SEWER TRENCH, RECORDED BY D HUMPHREYS, REVEALED WALLS (B1).
SITE DRAWINGS (B4).
EXCAVATION OF WALLS SUGGESTED ASSOCIATION WITH A C2 AD BUILDING ALTHOUGH REMAINS WERE SPARSE. FULL EXCAVATION REPORT, PLANS, SECTIONS, CATALOGUE OF FINDS (B5).
(BRIEF SUMMARIES B1-3).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC13506 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1971-1973 19 PP93,345.
  • <2>SBC3323 Article in serial: CVAHS NEWSLETTER 1973 P7 (FIELD SURVEY REPORT).
  • <3>SBC16759 Article in serial: D R Wilson. 1974. 'ROMAN BRITAIN IN 1973', IN BRITANNIA 5 PP397-460,P436. Vol 5.
  • <4>SBC4394 Graphic material: DRAWINGS, COPIES OF SITE DRAWINGS & SLIDES OF 1972 WORK, FILED.
  • <5>SBC2855 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological & Historical Society. 1985. 'REPORT ON EXCAVATIONS AT BURY FARM, AMERSHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 27 PP119-128. Vol 27.
  • <6>SBC1053 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER, 1987.
  • <7>SBC6504 Excavation archive: HUMPHERIES 1972 SITE ARCHIVE. FILE..
  • <8>SBC24859 Bibliographic reference: David S Neal and Stephen R Cosh. 2009. Roman Mosaics of Britain Volume III: South-east Britain Part 1.

Location

Grid reference SU 96700 96850 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation trial trenching (EBC10470)
  • Event - Intervention: Salvage recording (EBC13680)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2022 3:34PM

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