Monument record 0531303000 - N OF FAWLEY COURT

Summary

Possible late prehistoric palaeochannel identified in watching brief

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • WATERCOURSE (OLD RIVER CHANNEL, Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0350 Width 2600 cm
BRITISH GAS PIPELINE SITE NA553. LOCATED DURING SITE VISIT BY M ROBINSON, G LAMBRICK & R HOLGATE, 13M E OF MODERN STREAM BED. PEAT-FILLED GULLEY WITH POORLY DEFINED EDGES, PROBABLY OLD CHANNEL LOOPING OUT FROM THAMES. 3 LAYERS, WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REMAINS & FLINTS. DATE UNCERTAIN AS YET (B1).

Sources (1)

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SBC9289 Unpublished document: David Start (British Gas Archaeologist). 1983.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

Location

Grid reference SU 76780 84700 (point)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: NA520, NA521 & NA553) (EBC11441)

Record last edited

Apr 22 1988 12:00AM

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