Monument record 0073200000 - SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY
Summary
Early Roman iron-smelting site recorded in field survey and excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Roman iron-working industrial site
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BLOOMERY? (1st Century Roman to 3rd Century - 43 AD to 299 AD)
Description
INDUSTRIAL SITE, OCCUPIED LATE C1-MID C3 AD. AT ONE STAGE USED FOR IRON SMELTING (B3).
SITE AREA ONCE A GRAVEL PIT, THEN A REFUSE TIP. ROMAN FEATURES FOUND WHILE BULLDOZING TOPSOIL OVER TIP; RESCUE EXCAV FOLLOWED (B4).
NGR TO SITE, CONFIRMED BY FIELD INVESTIGATION; NGR GIVEN IN B1-3 IS WRONG (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC13411 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1964 17 P305.
- <2>SBC16901 Article in serial: 1967. WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC NEWSLETTER 11 PP15, 25-6 (NOTED UNDER NEWTON LONGVILLE). No 11.
- <3>SBC13538 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1973 19 PP326-7 (SITE NOTED UNDER NE WTON LONGVILLE).
- <4>SBC1237 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/MR R W GRIFFITHS; HIS REPORT, NOTES &C ON CAS FILE).
- <5>SBC10549 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1975. OS FIELD INVESTIGATION JAN 1975 (RECORD NO SP 83 S W 15; OS CARD NOT RETAINED).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83220 31000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Find Spot) (0073204000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Find Spot) (0073205000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Find Spot) (0073206000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Find Spot) (0073207000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Monument) (0073201000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Monument) (0073202000)
- Parent of: SALDEN WOOD, MURSLEY (Monument) (0073203000)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10725)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10866)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14192)
Record last edited
Aug 4 2011 12:17PM
