Find Spot record 0802600000 - Beechwood Nurseries, Happy Valley, Marlow
Summary
Small quantity of Iron Age and Roman artefacts recovered during fieldwalking
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
In July 2002, Marlow Archaeological Society initiated a fieldwalking exercise in advance of the further housing development. Roman and later coins, plus musket balls had been found previously. Fieldwalking carried out immediately after ploughing. Finds identified were mostly post-medieval, with a small scatter of probable Iron Age and Romano-British pottery and tile. NGR to approximate location of Roman and Iron Age coins (1). Further fieldwork in October 2003 only recorded 18th century and later finds (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20323 Unpublished document: John Laker (Marlow Archaeological Society). 2002. Initial report on the archaeological investigations into the Beechwood Nurseries site (Happy Valley).
- <2>SBC22175 Unpublished document: Archaeology in Marlow. 2004. Report of Archaeological Training Days Held at Happy Valley October 2003.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 83614 86196 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (4)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (4th Century - 300 AD to 399 AD)
- VESSEL (Early Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 700 BC? to 409 AD?)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking at Beechwood Nurseries, Happy Valley, Marlow (EBC16392)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwork training events (EBC16499)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2004 4:53PM
