Monument record 0239200002 - 500 M N OF FOLLY FARM
Summary
Late Roman ditch and possible pit found in evaluation for gas pipeline
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Possible late Roman farmstead found by geophysical survey and trial trenching
- SHINE: Possible late Roman farmstead found during fieldwork for gas pipelines, N of Folly Farm
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Trenches were dug along the line of the Marsh Gibbon to Hardwick pipeline. A shallow linear feature was found in Trench 2, aligned north-east to south-west. The ditch was 0.65m wide and 0.35m deep and was filled by a single brown silt clay that contained sherds of Roman pottery and animal bone (B1).
Higher magnetic readings were generated on the magnetic susceptibility survey in this area and several positive linear ditch-type and several pit-type anomalies were identified in detailed magnetometry survey (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC22934 Unpublished document: Cambridgeshire Archaeology. 2006. Roman Settlement at Grendon Underwood, The Hardwick to Marsh Gibbon Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Evaluation. p 7.
- <2>SBC23038 Unpublished document: Archaeological Surveys. 2006. Hardwick to Marsh Gibbon gas pipeline. pp7-8, Figs 2, 15-17,29-30.
- <3>SBC24813 Article in serial: Chris Thatcher, Elizabeth Popescu & Daniel Hounsell et al. 2014. 'Excavations Along the Hardwick to Marsh Gibbon Pipeline: an Iron Age to Roman Landscape', in Recs of Bucks 54 pp1-59. Vol 54.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79115 19381 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation along the proposed route of a gas pipeline between Hardwick and Marsh Gibbon (Ref: XOX MUL 06) (EBC16852)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical surveys (EBC16913)
Record last edited
Jun 12 2017 4:14PM
