Monument record 0838900000 - Field N of Fern, Little Marlow
Summary
Features and pottery, possibly part of a Late Iron Age and early Roman settlement, found during watching brief
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT? (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC to 99 AD)
- DITCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC? to 42 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
Watching brief carried out by Foundations Archaeology between March and May 2003 identified 2 ditches, 2 pits and 13 postholes or small pits, probably of late Iron Age and early Roman date. Early Romano-British pottery was recovered from 2 of the features. Whilst the pits and postholes did not appear to form clear alignments or structures, they indicate the possible presence of a small settlement in the immediate vicinity (B1).
Magnetometer survey carried out in October 2002 by GSB Prospection was fairly inconclusive although a couple of pit-like and linear anomalies possibly of archaeological origin were identified (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC22169 Unpublished document: Foundations Archaeology. 2003. High Wycombe Sewage Treatment Works: Little Marlow STW - High Wycombe STW: Archaeological Monitoring.
- <2>SBC22236 Unpublished document: GSB Prospection. 2002. High Wycombe STW: Geophysical Survey Report.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 88040 88684 (103m by 171m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (Ref: 2002/94) (EBC16509)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: HWS03) (EBC16479)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2011 11:35AM
