Monument record 0495100000 - AT S END OF BURCOTT
Summary
Site of post-medieval farmstead recorded on eighteenth century maps and possible house platforms visible as earthworks and recorded in geophysical survey.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FARMSTEAD? (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
PROBABLE DESERTED FARM VISIBLE ON ENCLOSURE MAP AS 3 BUILDINGS. HOUSE PLATFORM OF AT LEAST 1 IS CLEARLY VISIBLE. CONFUSING NATURE OF REST OF SITE MAKES CREDIBLE FARMER'S STATEMENT THAT HIS FATHER REMEMBERED A BOMB DROPPING THERE DURING WORLD WAR II. FOUND BY PAUL MILES 1980 (B1).
AYLESBURY NORTHERN LINK ROAD ASSESSMENT PICKED UP AN AREA OF DISTURBANCE IN THE FIELD SITUATED ADJACENT TO CASS 4951. POSSIBLY REPRESENTS A HOUSE PLATFORM ALTHOUGH FURTHER WORK IS NEEDED TO CLARIFY THE NATURE OF REMAINS (B2).
Geophysical survey by Bartlett-Clark Consultancy in 2010 identified anomalies of possible enclosures and other disturbance at this location (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC8538 Bibliographic reference: MILES PAUL TO PIKE A R,1980 (& SEE HIS U NDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION ON BIERTON P38 & FIGS 8.
- <2>SBC878 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1996. AYLESBURY NORTHERN LINK ROAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT STAGES 1 AND 2.
- <3>SBC24047 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2010. Land at Broughton, Aylesbury: Cultural Heritage Baseline. Appendix 1 p7,16,17,Fig 11; Appendix 2 pp8,10,13, Fig 6,13,21.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8424 1509 (61m by 66m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical surveys (EBC17434)
Record last edited
Dec 17 2020 9:31AM
