Monument record 0615700000 - Nash Lee Road, WENDOVER BY-PASS
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Site of a Roman farmstead suggested by metal-detecting finds during road construction (DBC8619)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (ASSEMBLAGE, Undated)
Description
METAL DETECTOR ACTIVITY DURING TOPSOIL STRIPPING ON WENDOVER BY-PASS BELIEVED TO PRODUCE MUCH ROMAN MATERIAL (UNREPORTED). AREA OF DARK SOIL, UNMORTARED FLINT SPREAD, & FINDS OF CERAMIC AND TILE NOTED BY M FARLEY & J PARKHOUSE DURING SITE VISIT. PROBABLY RURAL SETTLEMENT SITE AS NO SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURES. Roman material includes coins and brooches (B1).
ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY & TEGULAE FOUND BY TOM CLARKE WHILST METAL DETECTING ON LINE OF WENDOVER BY-PASS. 1 SAMIAN SHERD, 1 SAMIAN DRAG 18/31, 4 TEGULAE, 4 POSSIBLE TEGULAE, 1 OOLITIC LIMESTONE, 4 illegible Roman coins (one Valentinian) (B2).
Local detectorist reports more finds and suggest that site may extend south of Nash Lee Road. Finds include a disc brooch, an iron knife and 3 lead weights (B3).
Finds of fifteent 3rd-4th century Roman coins and Roman pottery reported at SP 8569 0903 suggests that the site may extend further to the east. The finds were made roughly 10 yards from the road and 10 yards from a slightly raised area (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC20041 Unpublished document: Mike Farley. 1996. Report of metal detectorist activity and site visit during construction of Wendover by-pass.
- <2>SBC20042 Unpublished document: Mike Farley and Tom Clark. 1996. Report of metal detectorist finds to Buckinghamshire County Museum.
- <3>SBC20043 Unpublished document: William Proctor and Mike Farley. Report of extension of Roman site found during stripping of top soil for Wendover By-Pass.
- <4>SBC20045 Unpublished document: Dave Shelly and Mike Farley. 1998. Report of finds made by D Shelly close to the route of the Wendover By-Pass.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 85562 09027 (258m by 9m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (11)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- MORTARIUM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- SHERD (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)
- KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRESSED STONE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC1070)
- Event - Survey: (EBC10700)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10701)
- Event - Survey: (EBC10702)
- Event - Survey: Metal detecting along the route of the Wendover By-Pass (EBC12567)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2018 7:30PM
