Monument record 0555501000 - EX-POLICE HOUSES, WALTON STREET
Summary
Four late Saxon boundary ditches recorded in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (10th Century - 900 AD to 999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) GULLY (10th Century - 900 AD to 999 AD)
Description
EARLIEST FEATURES ON SITE WERE LATE SAXON, CONSISTING SOLELY OF GULLIES, MOST SIGNIFICANT (FEATURE 589) BEING V-SHAPED, 0.9M WIDE, 0.35M DEEP, RUNNING NE-SW DOWN CENTRE OF SITE. ANOTHER (FEATURE 630) RAN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO IT . 2 SHALLOWER GULLIES (FEATURES 592 & 646) WERE PARRALEL TO 589 AND MAY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN EARLIER. FEATURES RELATE TO LAYOUT OF TENEMENTS IN C10. NO ACTUAL BUILDINGS RECORDED. STRATIFIED FINDS FROM GULLY FILLS INCLUDE POTTERY, A BEAD, A STUD, AND A PROBABLE ANTLER KNIFE HANDLE (SEE REPORT & ARCHIVE)(B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC3373 Unpublished document: Hal Dalwood & Alison Hawkins. 1988. EXCAVATIONS IN WALTON, AYLESBURY, 1987: LATE IRON AGE, SAXON AND MEDIEVAL OCCUPATION IN CROFT ROAD AND AT THE POLICE HOUSES, WALTON STREET.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8222 1329 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- BEAD (10th Century to 11th Century - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
- LUG (HANDLE) (10th Century to 11th Century - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
- STUD (10th Century to 11th Century - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
- VESSEL (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- VESSEL (9th Century to 10th Century - 800 AD to 999 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (Ref: WPH 87) (EBC10520)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 1:35PM
