Monument record 0487200000 - BULLS HEAD DEVELOPMENT

Summary

Roman ditch and pits recorded in watching brief during redevelopment

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

A SUBSTANTIAL DITCH & 2 PIT BASES OF ROMAN DATE DISCOVERED DURING WATCHING BRIEF. DITCH CUT REV GUNN 'S BURIAL (CASS 4869) & WAS TRACED FOR 12M, DISAPPEARING BEYOND LIMITS OF SITE. LATE IRON AGE & RB S HERDS(BI 01). SITE CODE BHA.

SP 82021381. Roman and Medieval occupaton has been revealed by excavation on the Bull's Head site, Aylesbury (B3).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC408 Verbal communication: ALLEN DWA 1980(NOV) PERS COMM; ALSO SEE RECS OF BU CKS 24 1982 PP81-106; ALSO EXCAVATION NOTES ETC I.
  • <2>SBC16401 Bibliographic reference: WALMSLEY AL & MEF 1985 (DEC).
  • <3>SBC29661 Serial: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 1981. Britannia : a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies vol 22 inc. consolidated index for volumes 1-25 (1970-1994). p344.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 1997.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 82022 13778 (128m by 112m)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC11437)

Record last edited

Sep 8 2026 12:01PM

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