Monument record 0078200000 - THORNBOROUGH MOUNDS
Summary
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
Map
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SBC1034 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 84.18.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SBC10932 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator.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SBC11834 Unpublished document: C W Philips (Ordnance Survey). 1955.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) |
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Civil Parish | THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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