Monument record 0625600000 - LOCK'S BOTTOM, BURNHAM
Summary
Initially thought to be a possible long enclosure or long barrow seen on aerial photographs at Lock's Bottom. Excavation revealed the features to be medieval to post-medieval field boundary ditches, one relating to a boundary on a 19th century Tithe Map.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) LONG BARROW? (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Plan Form - OVAL
Linear enclosure possibly a long barrow, visible as a cropmark (B1).
Strip and record excavations in July and August 2015 by Wessex Archaeology identified five probable field boundary ditches of two separate phases of land division. Although not conclusivley dated, the evidence suggests these phases are post-medieval and possibley medieval. One ditch [1036] can be related to 19th and 20th century maps. A small collection of medieval pottery suggests some degree of medieval activity within the vicinity. Small collection of worked and burnt flint is indicative of prehistoric activity in the area (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme.
- <2>SBC24663 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2016. East Burnham Quarry, East Burnham: Initial Statement of Results, Strip and Record Excavation, Extraction Phase 2/1A.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94820 83700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (7)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHERD (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- FLAKE DEBITAGE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- TOBACCO PIPE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
- WINE BOTTLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1799 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC11872)
- Event - Intervention: Strip and record excavation (EBC17768)
Record last edited
Oct 7 2022 10:31AM
