Monument record 0958100000 - Medieval features on Picts Lane

Summary

Two medieval pits and a post-hole and post-medieval ditches were found in evaluation on Picts Lane

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (4)

  • PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • DITCH (Undated)

Description

Two possible ditch terminals or pits and a post-hole were found in one trench dug in advance of the construction of new houses on Picts Lane. These contained medieval pottery. One of the possible pits also contained a residual Neolithic flint flake. Another post-medieval pit or ditch contained pottery and evidence of smithing (B1).

Sources (1)

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SBC22979 Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2006. 46-52 Picts Lane, Princes Risborough: Archaeological Evaluation.

Location

Grid reference SP 80000 02474 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (5)

  • SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SHERD (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SLAG (Modern - 1901 AD? to 1999 AD?)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

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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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