Monument record 0078200000 - THORNBOROUGH MOUNDS

Summary

Two Roman burial mounds, partly excavated in 1839-1840

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1013959: TWO ROMAN BARROWS 200M ENE OF THORNBOROUGH BRIDGE
  • Planning Notification Area: Roman settlement at Thornborough Bridge
  • SHINE: Thornborough Roman settlement and trackway evidence from excavation, two burial mound earthworks and medieval ridge and furrow

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOWL BARROW (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)

Description

Plan Form - CIRCULAR
SCHEDULED: SAM 27138. 2 LARGE BOWL BARROWS. EAST BARROW 4M HIGH, 27.4M DIAMETER (B8). WEST BARROW 4.8M HIGH, 36.5M DIAMETER (IN C.1913)(B5). BOTH BARROWS OPENED 1839 & 1840; 1 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ROBBED, OTHER HAD RICH CREMATION BURIAL. ROMAN ROADS FROM TOWCESTER, IRCHESTER & MAGIOVINIUM MEET NEARBY (B8). NGR TO SITE (B5). APs (B11-13). Sketch plan of medieval/post-medieval cultivation patterns surrounding mounds (B14).

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC16670 Bibliographic reference: Brown Willis. 1755. WILLIS B 1755 HISTORY & ANTIQ...BUCKINGHAM P290.
  • <2>SBC7664 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 P115 (AN ACCOUNT OF EXCAVATIONS IN 1840).
  • <3>SBC13297 Article in serial: RECORDS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 1859 2 P127; 1885 5 P355; 1954 16 PP 29-32.
  • <4>SBC14185 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P311.
  • <5>SBC12966 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P298.
  • <6>SBC1034 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 84.18.
  • <7>SBC10932 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SP73 SW 1.
  • <8>SBC13953 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <9>SBC11834 Unpublished document: C W Philips (Ordnance Survey). 1955. PHILIPS C W October 1955 COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE.
  • <10>SBC4822 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1990. FARLEY M E (BCM) to JPP 1990 (5TH APRIL).
  • <11>SBC18766 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF vertical AP 14.3228. SP\737332. Yes.
  • <13>SBC17390 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 1990. 1990 BCM oblique AP A14/7/8-10. SP\731332. Yes.
  • <14>SBC19244 Graphic material: David Went (English Heritage MPP Fieldworker). 1995. David Went 1995 Sketch plan of Thornborough Mounds.

Location

Grid reference SP 73140 33250 (point)
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Event - Intervention: Antiquarian excavation (EBC11818)
  • Event - Intervention: Antiquarian excavation (EBC11819)
  • Event - Survey: Earthwork survey (EBC15778)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13823)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13831)

Record last edited

Jun 29 2023 11:34AM

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