Monument record 0555001000 - WATERMEAD ROUNDABOUT

Summary

Roman ditches recorded in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCH (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)

Description

DITCHES EXPOSED IN ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION: 1) U-SHAPED, C.1M WIDE, 0.30-0.40M DEEP. 2) 2 LENGTHS, 29M LONG (SW-NE) & 19M LONG (NW-SE) JOINED AT SHARP RIGHT ANGLE. 3) FURTHER LENGTH, PARALLEL TO & 25.5M SW OF 2) . UNIFORM CLAY-SILT FILL. DITCHES FORMED RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE. NO OTHER FEATURES. SEE SITE ARCHIVE (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC3363 Excavation archive: 1987. DALWOOD C H/AYLESBURY PAST PROJECT,1987 (SEE SITE ARCHIVE FILED,SITE DRAWINGS IN HANGING FILE,PHOTOG.
  • <2>SBC6173 Article in serial: Alison Hawkins & Hal Dalwood. 1988. 'SALVAGE EXCAVATION OF A ROMAN ENCLOSURE AT THE WATERMEAD ROUNDABOUT, NEAR AYLESBURY'. Vol 30.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8179 1541 (40m by 60m)
Civil Parish WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Salvage excavation (Ref: AWM 87) (EBC10267)

Record last edited

Sep 29 2004 4:35PM

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