Monument record 0568000000 - THE LARCHES, COMMON WOOD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Roman farmstead or industrial enclosure found by surveys and trial trenching
Map
Type and Period (5)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0070 m Width 0050
Plan Form - TRAPEZOIDAL
ENCLOSURE WITH SLIGHT EXTERNAL BANK & SHALLOW INTERNAL DITCH 2M WIDE. N (?M), S (70M) & W (50M) SIDES LOCATED & E TRACED FOR C.120M, PASSING SMALL POND WITHIN. UNCLEAR IF CIRCUIT COMPLETE. W TURN OFF E SIDE LOCATED AT ITS N END. NGR VERY APPROX. DATE/ FUNCTION??. FOUND BY MS R ROBINSON, 1987 (B1).
Extensive survey and trial trenching carried out by Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society in 2003, 2004 and 2005 established that the enclosure was Romano-British in date and had probably been in domestic use, although iron smelting also seems to have been taking place. See report for detail (B5).
LIDAR survey carried out in 2015 identified the eastern bank of the enclosure and also an adjoining ovoid enclosure to the east with a curving bank and inner ditch and measuring 115m by 80m. See article for details and LIDAR plot (B6).
Iron slag fragments reported by John Morris in 2007 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC13755 Verbal communication: 1989. ROBINSON MRS ROSEMARY & FARLEY M E, JAN 1989, FIELD VISIT.
- <2>SBC22155 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2004. Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society 2004. pp2-6.
- <3>SBC22647 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2005. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2005. pp1-7.
- <4>SBC22685 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2006. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2006. pp1-3.
- <5>SBC24294 Article in serial: Yvonne Edwards. 2008. 'Excavation of an Earthwork in Common Wood, Penn and Discovery of a Romano-British Settlement', in Recs of Bucks 48 pp37-53. Vol 48.
- <6>SBC24645 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2015. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2015. Vol 35. pp29-34, Fig 6.
- <7>SBC25143 Unpublished document: John Morris, Chiltern Woodlands Project. 2007. Iron Working sites/iron slag finds.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90980 94845 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (10)
- SHERD (1st Century Roman to 3rd Century - 43 AD to 299 AD)
- COIN (1st Century Roman to 3rd Century - 43 AD to 299 AD)
- HOD HILL BROOCH (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
- DOLPHIN BROOCH (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROTARY QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- SLAG (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WEIGHT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Earthwork survey, trial trenching, metal-detecting and geophysical surveys (EBC17553)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC14046)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 11:54AM
