Monument record 0942500000 - Park Mill Farm, Princes Risborough
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Iron Age farmstead found by geophysical survey and trial trenching
- SHINE: Iron Age settlement remains found by geophysical survey and subsequent trial trenching.
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Type and Period (5)
- SETTLEMENT? (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- POST HOLE (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Geophysical surveys carried out by GSB Prospection in September and October 2003 identified a number of possible pit-type and two possible short ditch-type anomalies, but the overall results were inconclusive (B1).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out in Winter 2003 by Wessex Archaeology identified a cluster of Iron Age settlement features, including a shallow curving ditch, 4 storage pits (1 unexcavated) and 11 stake or postholes in Trenches 26, 31-34 and 38. Early and Middle Iron Age pottery, worked flint and animal bone were recovered from the fills and 1 pit and 1 posthole were bulk sampled for environmental evidence (charred plant remains). 3 shallow ditches in Trenches 8, 13 and 34 contained post-medieval finds and were interpreted as possible plough furrows. See report for detail (B2).
NGR to Trench 26.
DBA identified a number of geographically and chronologically defined areas of archaeological interest (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC22924 Unpublished document: GSB Prospection. 2003. Princes Risborough: Geophysical Survey Report.
- <2>SBC22634 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Park Mill Farm, Princes Risborough: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <3>SBC24202 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2004. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Park Mill Farm, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80050 03526 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (7)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BLADE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: 52068) (EBC16678)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16849)
Record last edited
Aug 17 2023 10:42AM
