Monument record 0037202000 - BURY FARM, AMERSHAM

Summary

Roman pit found in pipeline excavation at Bury Farm

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Bury Farm Roman villa site (DBC7713)

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Type and Period (1)

  • PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0035 cm Radius 0033
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
ONLY FEATURE EXCAVATED IN PIPELINE TRENCH SECTION WAS A CIRCULAR PIT (P1). TRENCH HAD CUT THROUGH ABOUT ONE THIRD OF IT. FILL WAS A BLACK, FINE-GRAINED SOIL CONTAINING FLINTS. VARIOUS OTHER FEATURES, SMALL DEPRESSIONS ETC, IN ADJACENT TRENCHES (B5).

Sources (7)

  • <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SBC1053 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER, 1987.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..

Location

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

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  • Event - Intervention: Excavation trial trenching (EBC10470)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2020 1:44PM

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