Monument record 0210201001 - SOUTH OF BOVENEY VILLAGE Area 6: inhumation south of south-west ring-ditch
Summary
Undated inhumation burial found to the south of a Bronze Age ring-ditch excavated in advance of the construction of Eton Rowing Course
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION (Unknown date)
Description
During the construction of the Eton College Rowing Lake and the Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor Flood Alleviation scheme, this site was evaluated and excavated by Oxford Archaeology (known as Area 6). The SW barrow ditch surrounded a central pit nearly 5m wide and 1.4m deep which contained Beaker pottery. The southern barrows were discovered to have been dug into gravel. An un-accompanied inhumation burial was discovered to the S (B1)
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC19770 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1997. South Midlands Archaeology 27, 1997.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Eton College Rowing Course Project (EBC16357)
Record last edited
Dec 14 2006 10:54AM
