Monument record 0959800000 - Bury End, Amersham

Summary

Possible ditches, pits and plough furrows identified during geophysical survey.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • DITCH (Unknown date)
  • PIT (Unknown date)
  • PLOUGH MARKS (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Geophysical survey carried out by Oxford Archaeotechnics in September 2006 identified a small number of anomalies interpretted as silted and buried pits, a NW-SE aligned ditch approx 15m long and 2m wide and traces of parallel plough furrows aligned E-W. Weaker anomalies may represent further ditches, including possible curvilinesr ditches. See report for detail (B1).
NGR to strong ditch anomaly.

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC23044 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeotechnics. 2006. Land at Bury End, Amersham: Magnetometer (Gradiometer) Survey.
  • <2>SBC23562 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2006. London Road West, Bury End, Amersham: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SU 96541 97011 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (Ref: 3110906/AMB/RHTD) (EBC16914)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 7:58PM

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