Monument record 0104700004 - CHURCH FARM, BIERTON
Summary
Iron Age features and pottery found during evaluation trial trenching
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Description
2 DITCHES AND 2 PITS CONTAINED MATERIAL DATING TO THE IRON AGE FOUND DURING EVALUATION TRIAL TRENCHING BY BCMAS IN JANUARY 1996. ONE OF THE PITS CONTAINED 15 SHERDS OF IRON AGE POTTERY AND A FRAGMENT OF CRUCIBLE WITH COPPER RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE. CRUCIBLE TRIANGULAR IN FORM WITH CURVED BASE. SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS (SEE B11). 33 SHERDS OF IRON AGE POTTERY WERE FOUND IN TOTAL, 15 OF WHICH WERE RISIDUAL WITHIN LATER FEATURES. 3 SHERDS OF UNDIAGNOSTIC PREHISTORIC POTTERY WERE ALSO FOUND (B10).
Sources (2)
- <10>SBC12458 Unpublished document: Rebecca Roseff (BCMAS). 1996. R ROSEFF 1996 CHURCH FARM, BIERTON, BUCKS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION.
- <11>SBC5536 Bibliographic reference: G WAINWRIGHT 1979. GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS: AN IRON AGE SETTLEMENT IN DORSET. HMSO. PP125-149.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83512 15332 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (4)
- SHERD (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- CRUCIBLE (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- SHERD (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC16056)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2022 7:06PM
