Monument record 0505301000 - MANSFIELD FARM:MWY 569-573

Summary

Mesolithic watercourse excavated during construction of the M25 at Mansfield Farm

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERCOURSE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

DURING M25 CONSTRUCTION A NEW N-S CULVERT WAS DREDGED AT NGR TO DIVERT ALDERBOURNE. THIS EXPOSED A CHANNEL FILLED WITH PEAT & GRAVEL, WHERE THE RIVER NOW RUNS. SAMPLES TAKEN ON E & S FACES BY MARK ROBINSON (OXFORD) & MIKE FARLEY. (NO REPORT YET)(B2,B5).

Sources (2)

  • <2>SBC5100 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1983. FARLEY M E SEPT 1983 FIELD WORK.
  • <5>SBC19708 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1983. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Recs of Bucks Vol 25, pp168-175. Vol 25. p169.

Location

Grid reference TQ 03940 83360 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Salvage recording and environmental sampling on M25 at Mansfield Farm (Ref: MWY 569-573) (EBC11058)

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Jul 23 2026 12:19PM

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