Monument record 0984600000 - Field 6, New Lansdown

Summary

Undated parallel ditches, possibly field drains, visible as cropmarks in aerial photos.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH? (Unknown date)
  • FIELD DRAIN? (Modern - 1901 AD? to 1999 AD?)

Description

Cropmarks of a possible semi-circular ditched enclosure (plotted from APs held at NMR) and a pair of parallel NW-SE alingned ditches (plotted from 1963 APs held by BCC)(B1).
Semi-circular cropmark is not visible in contemporary APs held at BCC. 3 parallel ditches visible in 1963 AP and similar cropmarks also visible across fields to the east. Probably modern field drains? (B2).
NGR to centre of field.

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22855 Unpublished document: Archaeological Investigations Ltd. 2004. New Lansdown, Whaddon Park, The Oaks: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Fig 4 (X15; X16).
  • <2>SBC23367 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2009. Information from 1940s and later aerial photos.

Location

Grid reference SP 79444 35711 (point)
Civil Parish WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2009 4:40PM

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