Monument record 0632101004 - Taplow Hillfort: Late Bronze Age round-houses
Summary
Two possible Late Bronze Age round-houses excavated at Taplow Court
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- MIDDEN? (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
Description
Two groups of post-holes excavated within the hillfort may have been two round-houses, or one round-house and one semi-circular house. The southernmost was possibly covered by a midden in which pottery sherds, animal bone and a bracelet (B3).
Sources (5)
- ---SBC20136 Photograph: Sandy Kidd (BCC). 1999. Photographs taken during Oxford Archaeology's Open Day at Taplow Hill Fort. 35mm. Print. 3in x 5in.
- ---SBC20137 Photograph: Sandy Kidd. 1999. Colour and B/W photograhs taken of Oxford Archaeology's area excavation of Taplow Hillfort. 35mm. 3in x 5in.
- <1>SBC20135 Article in serial: Tim Allen & Hugo Lamdin-Whymark. 2001. 'The Taplow Hillfort', in Current Archaeology 175. 175.
- <2>SBC22435 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2005. Taplow Court (Phase 2), Taplow: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- <3>SBC22946 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire: Draft Publication Report. pp 73-76.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90645 82367 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (7)
- FLAKE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SHERD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BRACELET (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- GRAIN RUBBER? (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
- QUERN? (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC) + Sci.Date
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Area excavation of hillfort at Taplow Court (EBC16343)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: TAPC 05) (EBC16605)
Record last edited
Sep 13 2007 3:39PM
