Monument record 0531303100 - N OF FAWLEY COURT
Summary
Possible palaeochannel found during watching brief with probable Iron Age flint, worked wood and pottery in the uppermost layers
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- PALAEOCHANNEL (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0300 cm
TOP & MAIN FILL OF CHANNEL WAS DARK BROWN AMORPHOUS PEAT WITH WOOD FRAGS, HAZELNUTS & BURNT FLINT. QUITE ROOTY, WITH MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. FINDS INCLUDED WORKED ROUNDWOOD, INCLUDING STAKE IN SITU, ANIMAL BONE, WORKED FLINT & IA SHERD. PROB IA DEPOSIT, WITH RESIDUAL MICROLITH. SAMPLES TAKEN (B1).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC9289 Unpublished document: David Start (British Gas Archaeologist). 1983. SITE RECORDING FORMS & CORRESPONDENCE (FILED).
- <2>SBC29495 Article in serial: Robin Holgate & Dave Start. 1985. 'A Neolithic Pit at Remenham, Near Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire', in Berkshire Archaeological Journal 72 pp1-7. Vol 72. pp1, 6-7; Fig 2.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 76780 84700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (9)
- STAKE (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- WORKED OBJECT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FLAKE (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- PEAT / SAMPLE / HAZEL NUT / PLANT MACRO REMAINS / PLANT MICRO REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief during pipeline construction (Ref: NA520, NA521, NA522, NA540, NA541 & NA553) (EBC13061)
Record last edited
May 14 2026 10:15AM
