Monument record 0933800000 - 30m NE of Dropmore House
Summary
Possible site of former hamlet of Dropmer Hill shown on eighteenth century maps and pottery, tile and brick found in evaluation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) HAMLET (Recorded 1762, Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- POST HOLE (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Roque's map of 1762 shows three dwellings with garden plots located on or very close to Dropmore House. Jeffery's 1770 map shows six dwellings within or in the immediate vicinity of the current Dropmore House. The hamlet is named 'Dropmer Hill'. By 1824 Dropmore Estate had been created, Dropmore House built and the settlement cleared as shown by Bryant's map (B1).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by Heritage Network in August 2005 found a possible posthole 0.51m long, 0.49m wide and 0.2m deep, filled with post-medieval pottery, tile and animal bone in Trench 1. The posthole may have been associated with the hamlet of Dropmer Hill (B2).
NGR to Trench 1.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC22163 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2004. Dropmore House, Burnham: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.
- <2>SBC22460 Unpublished document: Heritage Network. 2005. Dropmore Park, Burnham: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Landscape Conservation Plan.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92720 86037 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (4)
- VESSEL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- TILE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- BRICK (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: HN547) (EBC16626)
Record last edited
Oct 6 2005 7:08PM
