Monument record 0954100000 - The Orchard, Moat Lane
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- POST HOLE (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- GULLY (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by John Moore Heritage Services in April 2007 identified a wide flat-bottomed ditch 1.2m - 1.8m wide, 0.4m deep and at least 15m long aligned NNE-SSW in Trenches 1 and 2, with a gully 0.4m wide running off it nearly at right angles. Finds of probable Iron Age pottery and daub were recovered from the fills. A narrow-based shallow gully 0.36m wide and 0.3m deep, aligned NW-SE was dated by a find of probable Iron Age pottery from its fill. A shallow recut posthole in Trench 4 was also dated to the Iron Age by a possible late Iron Age toggle. 5 undated ditches in Trench 5 and 3 undated shallow postholes in Trench 5 may also be contemporary. The ditches and gullies are interpreted as boundary ditches with the possible postholes representing settlement remains (B1).
NGR to ditch in Trench 2.
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC22918 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2007. An Archaeological Evaluation at The Orchard, Moat Lane, Aston Abbotts.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 84661 19980 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASTON ABBOTTS, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- TOGGLE (Late Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 100 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DAUB (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: AAML 07) (EBC16845)
Record last edited
Apr 2 2019 3:34PM
