Monument record 0628800000 - Field to the N of West Town Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
Two ditches were noted closer to the sewage works. The first (9002) was 3.2m wide and 1.10m deep and had a v-shaped profile. The lower fill contained 10 sherds from an almost complete ceramic vessel of the Late Iron Age. The second ditch (9005), appearing to run parallel to the first, measured 4m wide and 0.9m deep and had a broad u-shaped profile. No artefacts were recovered from this feature (1).
Cropmarks of two conjoined large enclosures of uncertain date visible on aerial photographs at SU9226 8091. The primary enclosure is triangular with a large oblong secondary enclosure with an entrance to the south with a possibl internal ditch opposite the entrance. This enclosure measures approximately 85m in length. The very faint cropmarks of two or three rectilinear enclosures on a different alignment can be seen coinciding with the NW corner of the large oblong enclosure (2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (3).
Cropmarks not visible on vertical aerial photographs.
Sources (4)
- ---SBC28690 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. Historic England 2010 oblique areial photo NMR 27234_002. No.
- <1>SBC19084 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1998. Burnham Sewage Treatment Works Pumpaway Sewer and Cippenham Water Main, Bucks. and Berks.. p4.
- <2>SBC28634 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92264 80980 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11 (EBC18817)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief carried out during the construction of Burnham Sewage and Treatment Works and Cippneham Lane Water main (EBC16333)
Record last edited
Dec 31 2025 11:50AM
