Monument record 0254805000 - 350M NNE LWR BLACKGROVE FM
Summary
Ditch containing Roman pottery found in evaluation trial trenching
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
A ditch was excavated in Trench 19 of an evaluation of a gas pipeline from Marsh Gibbon to Hardwick. It was aligned north-south, was 0.70m wide and up to 0.50m deep. Two deposits filled the ditch, the lowest contained a sherd of Roman pottery and some fragments of animal bone (B1).
Positive anomaly identified in detailed magnetometry survey of this area (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SBC22934 Unpublished document: Cambridgeshire Archaeology. 2006.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 12.
- <1>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.
- <2>SBC23038 Unpublished document: Archaeological Surveys. 2006. Hardwick to Marsh Gibbon gas pipeline.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 76069 19276 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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
Jul 24 2024 9:00AM
