Monument record 0668700000 - AROUND SITE OF WINDMILL, LONG CRENDON.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Iron Age hillfort visible as cropmarks and confirmed by geophysics and trial trenching
- SHINE: Iron Age hillfort visible as cropmarks and confirmed by geophysical survey and evaluation trial trenching
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Type and Period (2)
- HILLFORT (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
- MULTIVALLATE HILLFORT (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Cropmarks of a pair of curving ditches, possibly hillfort ditches, seen on vertical air photographs (B1).
Geophysical survey by GSB in July 2015 identified anomalies interpreted as three concentric segmented hillfort ditches at the northern corner of the field. Localised strong magnetc responses suggest the presence of burnt material associated with the central ditch, possibly a burnt-down timber entrance gateway. See report for detail (B2).
Evaluation trial trenching by Cotswold Archaeology in August 2015 confirmed the presence of the hillfort ditches, with late Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery and animal bone recovered from the lower ditch fills. Possible traces of a ploughed out bank were also found and ditches and pits suggesting interior features. See report for detail (B3).
Sources (6)
- ---SBC19784 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF vertical AP. SP69080969. Yes.
- ---SBC19808 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1985. 1985 Cambridge University vertical AP. SP69080969. Yes.
- ---SBC19809 Aerial Photograph: JasAir. 1988. 1988 JasAir vertical AP. SP69080969. Yes.
- <1>SBC19810 Verbal communication: Ian Scrivener-Lindley. 2002. Ian Scrivener-Lindley to Julia Wise June 2002.
- <2>SBC24621 Unpublished document: GSB Prospection. 2015. Geophysical Survey Report G1593: Land at Chilton Road, Long Crendon.
- <3>SBC24620 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2015. Land off Chilton Road, Long Crendon: Archaeological Evaluation.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69062 09772 (265m by 376m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: CRD15) (EBC17735)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (Ref: G1593) (EBC17736)
Record last edited
Apr 12 2024 8:39AM
