Monument record 0555100000 - FIELD E OF BURCOTT LANE

Summary

Remains of medieval to post-medieval settlement of Burcott indicated by fieldwalking finds, geophysical survey and evaluation trial trenching.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Remains of shrunken Medieval hamlet of Burcott, found by fieldwalking, geophsical survey and trial trenching (DBC9994)

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Type and Period (3)

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • BOUNDARY DITCH? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • CROFT? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

DURING SYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING VARIOUS FINDS MADE. FIELD DIVIDED INTO 30M SQUARES. MATERIAL FROM EACH SQUARE PLOTTED SEPARATELY (FINDS:00:001-00:002). ALL FINDS WERE POST MEDIEVAL, INCL CLAY PIPE, ROOF TILE, GLASS AND ANIMAL BONE (SITE CODE AFS 08) (B1).
Geophysical survey carried out by Batlett-Clark Consultancy in October and November 2010 identified anomalies adjoining the E-W former lane in the northern part of the field, interpreted as rectangular property boundary ditches and suggesting that the hamlet of Burcott may once have extended along both sides of the lane. See report for detail (B2).
Postholes, pits, ditches, and a cobbled surface were identified within the northern half of Area B within Trench 3. The pottery dates these features to the 12th-14th century, although, a few sherd of St Neots ware suggest an earlier, late Saxon origin for this activity. Roman pottery was recovered fom the layer immediately below the cobbles (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC672 Unpublished document: *Aylesbury Past Project. 1987. AYLESBURY PAST PROJECT FIELD WALK REPORT AFS 08.
  • <2>SBC24047 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2010. Land at Broughton, Aylesbury: Cultural Heritage Baseline. Appendix 1 pp7,16,17, Fig11;Appendix 2 p8,10,13,Fig 6,13,21.
  • <3>SBC24705 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2013. Further Evalaution at Land East of Aylesbury, Broughton Crossing, Bierton: Archaeological Evaluation Report.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8444 1515 (323m by 209m)
Civil Parish BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (9)

  • ROOF TILE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • BRICK (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • VESSEL? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • SLAG (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • MAMMAL REMAINS (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • SHERD (12th Century to 15th Century - 1170 AD to 1400 AD)
  • NAIL (Undated)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • SHERD (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Fieldwalking (Ref: AFS 08) (EBC17011)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trench evaluation at Broughton Crossing (Ref: BBBC 12) (EBC17815)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2022 12:27PM

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