Monument record 0630300000 - Aylesbury-Steppingley Pipeline
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Aylesbury-Steppingley pipeline site 12 (ii). Late BA to early IA ditches, possible field system (B1).
Eight ditches were recorded in section. Pottery dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age was retrieved from three ditches. Three more ditches were parallel to one of the LBA/EIA ditches and were thought to be contemporary. The ditches were in two size groupings. The four on a common north-west to south-east orientation were larger, ranging in width from 0.9 to 4.5m, while the other four, on more irregular aligments, ranged from 1.4 to 2.05m wide. Stepped profiles in most of the ditches suggest that they may have been recut, and therefore in prolonged use. It was notable that all the larger ditches had stepped profiles. Medieval to post-medieval ridge-and-furrow was seen across the site (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SBC9911 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1998.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SBC23039 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 2007.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 34.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 86748 18008 (161m by 63m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC10857)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2023 10:13AM
