Monument record 0683100000 - 216.5ha WSW of Valley Farm (Whittlewood Project LE4)

Summary

Concentration of Roman pottery found in field walking suggests the presence of a settlement

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Roman farmstead site suggested by pottery found in fieldwalking

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Type and Period (2)

  • SETTLEMENT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FARMSTEAD? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

287 sherds of pottery were retrieved during fieldwalking. The assemblage was dominated by Romano-British wares, which were found in a concentration to the west of a derelict barn in the centre of the survey area, perhaps suggesting a Romanised settlement site (B1).

Sources (3)

  • ---SBC19692 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking 2002-2002 - The Pottery Part 1.
  • ---SBC19919 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2000. Medieval Settlements and Landscape in the Whittlewood Area: Fieldwalking 2000.
  • <1>SBC19693 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking Report 2000-2002 - The Pottery Part 2.

Location

Grid reference SP 72162 37492 (point)
Civil Parish LECKHAMPSTEAD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking for Whittlewood Project (EBC16205)

Record last edited

Jan 3 2018 5:34PM

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