Monument record 0803400000 - NE of Druid's Hut, West Wycombe Park
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (6)
- CELTIC FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 700 BC? to 409 AD?)
- LYNCHET (Early Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 700 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DITCH (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC? to 99 AD?)
- GULLY (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC? to 99 AD?)
- PIT (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC? to 99 AD?)
- POST HOLE (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC? to 99 AD?)
Description
Detailed earthwork survey carried out between April 2000 and June 2001 by English Heritage identified earthwork remains of a possible field system pre-dating the medieval and post-medieval field system and parkland features. See report for details (B1-3).
Geophysical survey followed by trenching and subsequent strip and record excavation carried out in March and May 2003 in advance of trenching for Thames Water pipeline, recorded severely truncated late Iron Age to early Romano-British ditches (8), gullies (5), pits (8) and postholes (2) in area of 'Celtic' field system identied by English Heritage. Only 2 ditches contained securely datable finds. The features was interpreted as part of a field system rather than settlement due to the sparcity of finds and fragmentary plan. The excavated features showed little correlation with either the earthworks recorded by English Heritage or the geophysical anomalies. See report for details (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC19995 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part 1: Site History and Introduction. 1.
- <2>SBC19996 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part II: The Earthwork Surveys. 2. pp67,91-92 Fig 17.
- <3>SBC19998 Graphic material: English Heritage. 2000. West Wycombe Park: detailed plans of Pleasure Grounds, Wider Parkland and Church Hill. 1:2500. Fig 16.
- <4>SBC22184 Unpublished document: Foundations Archaeology. 2004. Widdenton to West Wycombe Park Pipeline: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Strip & Record Excavation.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8315 9365 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC? to 99 AD?)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Detailed topographic survey and background research (EBC16386)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trenching, limited area excavation and watching briefs (Ref: WWW 03) (EBC16503)
Record last edited
Oct 5 2007 3:01PM
