Monument record 0052215000 - Huntercombe Lane, Burnham Abbey

Summary

Wall footing discovered during excavation of pipe trench at Burnham Abbey

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Pipe trenching in the road between Huntercombe Manor and Burnham Abbey revealed a section of wall footing aligned N-S. The walll footing was 1.55m long and 0.5m high and was sealed below successive layers of road metalling. The footings comprised of a mixture of ceramic tiles, lumps of mortar, medium sized flint nodules and pieces of chalk. The tiles were roughly arranged in courses and bedded in chalky mortar (B30-31).

Sources (2)

  • <30>SBC19084 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1998. Burnham Sewage Treatment Works Pumpaway Sewer and Cippenham Water Main, Bucks. and Berks..
  • <31>SBC20125 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1998. Correspondence wth regard to finds made along line Cippenham Lane water main, Burnham.

Location

Grid reference SU 93132 80517 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief carried out during the construction of Burnham Sewage and Treatment Works and Cippneham Lane Water main (EBC16333)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2003 5:13PM

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