Find Spot record 0506300000 - Field N of Redwood Close, Burnham

Summary

Sherds of imitation Roman Samian ware found

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

C4 imitation Samian sherds (B1).
No further information (B2)
A desk based assessment and evaluation was carried out in advance of a housing development. 10 trial tenches were dug in the footprints of 10 of the 12 new houses proposed for the site, with depths that ranged from 0.37m to 0.80m. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.15 - 0.25m of turf and subsoil, over 0.2 - 0.55m of sandy subsoil onto a sandy clay with gravel. Groundwater was encountered at 0.62m. No archaeological features or deposits were found (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>XYSBC3461 Bibliographic reference: R F Denington (et al). 1966. MIDDLE THAMES IN ANTIQUITY P51. [Mapped feature: #4412 ]
  • <2>SBC11254 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 92, JULY 1974.
  • <3>SBC19091 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2000. Redwood, Burnham, Buckinghamshire.

Location

Grid reference SU 925 835 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (4th Century - 300 AD to 399 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching at Redwood, Burnham (Ref: RBB00/67) (EBC16334)

Record last edited

Mar 14 2023 4:43PM

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