Monument record 0591700000 - NW OF LOWER WINGBURY FARM

Summary

Possible late prehistoric enclosures recorded in geophysical survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Probable prehistoric ditched enclosures found by geophysical survey and augering

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE? (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY FOUND AREA OF ENHANCED MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY, WITH 2 FOCI. MAGNETOMETRY REVEALED A COMPLEX OF LINEAR FEATURES, PROBABLY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & A PALIMPSEST OF ENCLOSURES. AUGERING OF DITCH FILLS PRODUCED STRUCK FLINT & A FRAGMENT OF PREHISTORIC POTTERY (B1-2).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC17440 Aerial Photograph: 02/02/94. BCM A20/8/1-4. SP\871216. Yes.
  • <1>SBC2370 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. A418 Wing Bypass Archaeological Assessment Stages 2, 3A & 4A.
  • <2>SBC11456 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeotechnics. 1993. Proposed A418 Wing Bypass: Magnetic Susceptibility & Magnetometer Survey.
  • <3>SBC4989 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E FEBRUARY 1994 (SEE BCM A/P A20/8/3)..

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8728 2129 (320m by 190m)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Magnetic susceptibility, detailed magnetometry and auger surveys (Ref: 025393/WIB/BCM) (EBC10547)

Record last edited

Jul 25 2011 12:17PM

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