Monument record 0048700000 - HURCUMDEAN BARN, BRILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman villa site indicated by finds scatter and cropmarks (DBC9060)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- VILLA? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
VILLA SITE? SUGGESTED BY SCATTER OF RB TILE & POTTERY (NGR TO CENTRE)(B1-2).
TILE MAINLY FROM SP6624 1221; VILLA SITE NEARBY? (B2).
GRID PATTERN VISIBLE UNDER CROP, IN 1973 (B1).
NO SIGN OF BUILDING OR GRID IN 1977, WHEN AREA WAS PARTLY UNDER KALE, PARTLY PASTURE (B3).
SP 663122 "Vast quantities" of Roman pottery and tile were found circa 1966 by Mr R Chapman (now of 18A Park Town, Oxford) in the field on the E. side of Hurcumdean Barn. Some of the finds are thought to have been retained by him and others sent to the Bucks Co Museum. The site of the finds is reputed to have shown a clear grid pattern under crop. M E Farley in December 1973 found fragments of flue and roof tile on the site as well as Roman potsherds and 3 possible Saxon sherds, now in Bucks Co Museum, Acc Nos 101-103:74. (B4, B2, and B5).
The area is partly under pasture and partly under kale; there is no indication of buildings or 'grid pattern' either on the ground or APs (B6).
NRHE insert 1999 (B8).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC5775 Unpublished document: GOWING CN & RODGERS I 1973 (MAY) FIELD VISIT.
- <2>SBC8366 Unpublished document: MEF & LITTLE RI 1973(DEC) FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC10665 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD 61 SE 14.
- <4>SBC28569 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 0487.
- <5>SBC28570 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2097 3037-8.
- <6>SBC28535 Verbal communication: Christopher Paul Chaplin. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F1 CC 28-FEB-77.
- <7>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6622 1228 (250m by 240m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10739)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13960)
- Event - Survey: (EBC142)
Record last edited
Dec 5 2025 11:56AM
