Monument record 0629300000 - 500M E OF LOWER FARM
Summary
A Roman ditch found in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
ONE DITCH, POSSIBLY ROMAN FOUND DURING EVALUTION OF THE AYLESBURY-STEPPINGLEY PIPELINE (B1).
The primary fill of the ditch contained charcoal and a fairly large quantity of baked clay including two fragments of wall daub. This was probably derived from nearby domestic debris or midden material. The upper fill was silt and it contained 4 Roman pottery sherds, which were residual and undiagnostic date-wise. 3rd century pottery was found on the surface of the ditch. Being relatively isolated, the ditch is most likely to have been an agricultural feature for drainage and land division and it is some distance from any focus of activity (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC9911 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1998. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON AYLESBURY-STEPPINGLEY PIPELINE.
- <2>SBC23039 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 2007. Steppingley to Aylesbury Natural Gas Pipeline: archaeological watching brief 1997. p 14.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 72850 18230 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (3rd Century - 200 AD to 299 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC10857)
Record last edited
Nov 21 2022 1:33PM
