Monument record 0060800000 - HOLYWELL OR HALLIWELL MEAD

Summary

Site of possible Roman fort at Holywell Mead but probably a Roman settlement

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Type and Period (2)

  • FORT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

BROWNE WILLIS MSS MENTIONS REMAINS OF FORTRESS IN FIELD N OF GT PENNS MEAD, PROBABLY ERECTED BEFORE VILLA (B1).
DISCOVERY OF TESSERAE N OF VILLA LED TO UNLIKELY THEORY OF A FORTRESS HERE (B2).
SITE UNFIT FOR ROMAN MILITARY WORK. POSSIBLY DEPENDENT DWELLING TO VILLA, CASS 0380)(B3).
MARKED AT NGR (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC11515 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J 1878 EARLY HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF WYCOM BE P4 & MAP OPP PV.
  • <2>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p19.
  • <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p194.
  • <4>SBC10155 Map: OS 1875/83 1ST EDITION MAP.

Location

Grid reference SU 87420 92510 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 2:19PM

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