Monument record 0077800000 - THORNTON QUABS SPINNEY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman site at Thornton Quabs Spinney (DBC8798)
- SHINE: Site of of a partly excavated Roman corn-drying kiln at Thornton Quabs (DBC10031)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CORN DRYING KILN (1st Century Roman to 4th Century - 43 AD? to 399 AD?)
Description
SITE INDICATED BY SCATTER OF RB & MED MATERIAL. TRIAL TRENCH CUT 1959, FURTHER EXCAVATION 1960. 'RUBBLE FLOOR BELOW (GROUND) SURFACE DROPPED TO DEPTH OF 4FT, INTO A DEEP LAYER OF ASH, CONTAINING POTTERY, BONES, & BURNED VEGETATION. (WERE) MASONRY FORMATIONS SLIGHTLY RAISED FROM FLOOR' (B1-MORE INFO).
SP 756367. Roman site at Thornton, beside 'Quabs' spinney, located in 1960. Excavations revealed the remains of a corridor house circa 250ft long on the higher ground, and on a lower level another building which appears to have been a barn. Between the two was an underfloor corn drying kiln from which 1st - 4th century pottery was recovered (B1).
The site occupies a terrace slope at SP 75653672, now destroyed (B4).
Mr D C Mynard (b3) was able to verify, from memory, the authority 3 siting (B5).
NRHE insert 1997 (B6).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC16852 Bibliographic reference: WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC NEWSLETTER 5 1960 & 6 (1961).
- <2>SBC11392 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SP73 NE 5 (FILED).
- <3>SBC9817 Verbal communication: MYNARD DC 1986 PERS COMM.
- <4>SBC28970 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 0778.
- <5>SBC28971 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 20-DEC-74.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7566 3671 (64m by 57m) Polygon digitised from area shown on old 1:10,000 SMR map |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC12531)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC12530)
Record last edited
Jan 27 2026 1:26PM
