Monument record 0633204000 - Lower Icknield Way
Summary
Early Roman settlement recorded in excavation at Site B on Aston Clinton Bypass
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- DITCH (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- CREMATION (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- PIT (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
Description
Continuity with late IA phase, features respecting earlier ditch alignment. Early substantial ditch within area 3. Further ditches. Trackway with gravelled metalling. Substantial pottery assemblages from pits and ditches adjacent to trackway. Single urned cremation provisionally dated to early Roman period. Trackway used as droveway for livestock to higher ground of Chilterns? Large quantity of cattle and sheep bones (B6).
Sources (1)
- <6>SBC19418 Unpublished document: RPS Consultants. 2001. A41 Aston Clinton Bypass An Archaeological Excavation of Site B, Lower Icknield Way.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8927 1260 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- VESSEL (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC15921)
Record last edited
Jun 11 2021 8:02PM
