Monument record 0683200000 - S of Goats Head Cottages (Whittlewood Project AK8)
Summary
Possible site of Romano-British settlement suggested by pottery concentration.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Roman farmstead site suggested by pottery concentration
- SHINE: Roman settlement identified by a dense surface scatter of Roman finds recovered during fieldwalking surveys next to the suggested route of a Roman road from Akeman Street to Thornborough.
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Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
A large Romano-British pottery assemblage recovered during fieldwalking by the Whittlewood Project. Distribution focussed on the centre of the field. Size of assemblage (347 sherds) suggests occupation of some significance, probably equating to a Romanized farmstead site of some size (B1).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19693 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking Report 2000-2002 - The Pottery Part 2.
- <2>SBC19692 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking 2002-2002 - The Pottery Part 1.
- <3>SBC19919 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2000. Medieval Settlements and Landscape in the Whittlewood Area: Fieldwalking 2000.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 70124 38560 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AKELEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking for Whittlewood Project (EBC16205)
Record last edited
Sep 1 2016 3:46PM
