Monument record 0531301000 - N OF FAWLEY COURT

Summary

Possible Late Mesolithic to Bronze Age settlement suggested by finds of flint scatters in watching brief

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • SETTLEMENT? (Late Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 7000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

BRITISH GAS PIPELINE SITE NA521. SCATTER OF WORKED FLINT IN TOPSOIL & SUBSOIL SURFACE, PROB SAME AS 02:000. AN AREA OF SUBSOIL SURFACE CONTAINED CHARCOAL & BURNT CLAY, BUT NO FEATURES AS SUCH. FLINT ASSEMBLAGE SUGGESTS SEASONAL FLOODPLAIN SETTLEMENT SPANNING LATE MESO TO BRONZE AGE (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC9289 Unpublished document: David Start (British Gas Archaeologist). 1983. SITE RECORDING FORMS & CORRESPONDENCE (FILED).

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 7655 8475 (110m by 30m)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief during pipeline construction (Ref: NA520, NA521, NA522, NA540, NA541 & NA553) (EBC13061)

Record last edited

Jan 7 2024 6:33PM

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