Monument record 0559308000 - CROFT ROAD (WCR 87)

Summary

Two medieval boundary ditches found in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Plan Form - LINEAR
SITE WAS BOUNDED ON SW SIDE BY A U-SHAPED DITCH (1.2M WIDE, 0.36M DEEP) OF LATER MEDIEVAL DATE. ALIGNED PARALLEL TO LATE SAXON DITCHES. ANOTHER PARALLEL DITCH. 1ST DITCH CUT THROUGH A LARGE RECTANGULAR FEATURE, A SHALLOW SCOOP CONTAINING BURNT CLAY, CUT BY 2 POSTHOLES. PERHAPS FLOOR OF BUILDING?, BUT NO WALLS (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3372 Unpublished document: Hal Dalwood & Alison Hawkins. 1988. EXCAVATIONS IN WALTON AYLESBURY,1987 (TYPESCRIPT FILED WITH SITE ARCHIVE).

Location

Grid reference SP 82490 13420 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief and salvage excavations (Ref: WCR 87) (EBC10661)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2007 12:33PM

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