Monument record 0614300000 - OXFORD AVENUE, STOWE

Summary

Two Roman ditches found in digging for water pipe

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Description

FOUND DURING LAYING OF WATER PIPE BY GARY MARSHALL (NT). 2 DITCHES BOTH PROB ROMAN. 1ST 2.5M WIDE ALIGNED N-S, 2ND 7-8M WIDE ALIGNED E-W ALSO CONTAINED BAND OF LIMESTONE (B1-2). (POSS ROMAN ROAD FOUND 600M SSW, CAS 6144).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC8226 Bibliographic reference: MARSHALL G 1996 STOWE LANDSCAPE GARDENS: REPORT ON SUSPECTED ROMAN ROAD AND DITCHES ON THE OXFORD AV.
  • <2>SBC8223 Bibliographic reference: MARSHALL G 1996 IN SOUTHMIDLANDSARCHAEOLOGY26PP17-18"".

Location

Grid reference SP 66500 36550 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11787)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:43AM

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