Monument record 0965100000 - Land at London Road, Buckingham

Geophysical survey carried out by Northamptonshire Archaeology in October and November 2008 in advance of proposed development identified anomalies interpreted as two pits (survey area 4B) and a possible ditch at least 20m long and aligned E-W (survey area 3B). Initial scanning had failed to detect any anomalies due to very low levels of magnetic variation but detailed scanning of a 20% sample detected anomalies. Traces of ridge and furrow were also detected (survey areas 1C, 4B and 5). See report for detail (B1).
In March 2010 an archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology. Sixty one trenches, each 40m long and 2m wide, were excavated. Archaeological features were present within trenches 53 and 54 in the south part of the evaluation area. Trench 53 had three shallow pits and trench 54 had a single gully. A small quantity of pottery suggests that the features were middle to late Iron Age. No other features were seen apart from ridge and furrow and three modern ditches. See report for detail (B3).
NGR to Trenches 53 and 54.