Monument record 0958000000 - Prehistoric ditches on Picts Lane

Summary

Two prehistoric ditches found during evaluation trial trenching.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Description

Two possible prehistoric ditches were excavated in the gardens to the rear of 46-52 Picts Lane in advance of the construction of new houses. Two flakes and a piece of burnt flint was found in one ditch, the flakes being hard-hammered and possibly Bronze Age, and the other ditch was of similar dimensions and fill but with no flakes (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC22979 Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2006. 46-52 Picts Lane, Princes Risborough: Archaeological Evaluation.

Location

Grid reference SP 80000 02451 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • FLAKE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • BURNT FLINT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: AS1027) (EBC16878)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2022 11:33AM

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