Monument record 0210300000 - BOVENEY

Summary

Possible traces of settlement shrinkage suggested by soilmarks visible in aerial photos - Medieval and/or Post Medieval trackways and ditched boundaries, possibly associated with settlement at Boveney, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Forked trackways, measuring up to 180m long, are situated to the east of Boveney Court. To the north east of these, just north of the river, are a series of ditched boundaries which form parts of enclosures. An archaeological evaluation took place at Boveney Court (see Event UID 655974, Eton College Rowing Course, Dorney) but it is unclear if any of the features described here were investigated. A possible Bronze Age round barrow is visible at the south end of the trackways and this has been described in SU 97 NW 99.

Protected Status/Designation

Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmarks of probable ring ditch, trackways and shrunken Medieval village (DBC8724)

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Type and Period (5)

SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
TRACKWAY? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
BOUNDARY DITCH? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

SOILMARKS VISIBLE ON ST JOSEPH AERIAL PHOTO. NO TRACE ON GROUND. PATTERN OF MARKS INDECIPHERABLE. LIKELY SITE FOR VILLAGE SHRINKAGE (B1).
PLOTTED AT 1:2,500 (NMR METHOD) (B3).
FURTHER NMR APS SHOW ADDITIONAL FEATURES: BRANCHING TRACKWAY [0210300001], RING DITCH [0210301000]. THIS SITE IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH BOVENEY VILLAGE, & MOST CROPMARKS ARE PROBABLY MEDIEVAL OR POST-MEDIEVAL IN ORIGIN (B2).

(SU 939775) Cropmarks, possible enclosures (B4).

No trace in a field of crop. Pattern of marks undecipherable (B5).

The features described by the previous authorities have been mapped from aerial photographs. Medieval and/or Post Medieval trackways and ditched boundaries, possibly associated with settlement at Boveney, are visible as cropmarks centred at SU 9395 7770. Forked trackways, measuring up to 180m long, are situated to the east of Boveny Court. They are centred at SU 9388 7756 and SU 9385 7773. To the north east of these, just north of the river, are a series of ditched boundaries which form parts of enclosures. These are centred at SU 9394 7769, SU 9411 7775, and SU 9409 7779. (Morph No. TG.558.8.1-3) More possible remains of settlement associated with Medieval/Post Medieval Beveney are described in SU 97 NW 81.

An archaeological evaluation took place at Boveney Court (see Event UID 655974, Eton College Rowing Course, Dorney) but it is unclear if any of the features described here were investigated.

A possible Bronze Age round barrow is visible at the south end of the trackways and this has been described in SU 97 NW 99.

This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database (B6).

NRHE insert 1999 (B7)

Sources (8)

---SBC18652 Aerial Photograph: NMR SU9477/6/71. \. Yes.
<1>SBC10569 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR FROM ST. JOSEPH A/P YO 35(CO PY AT BCM) OS CARD SU 97 NW 46.
<2>SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
<3>SBC3473 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT (FILED).
<4>SBC28133 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge Univeristy. 1959. Oblique aerial photograph CUCAP (YO35) 19-JUN-1959.
<5>SBC28124 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 15-JUL-74.
<6>SBC28125 Verbal communication: Moraig Brown. 1993. RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment - Moraig Brown/10-MAR-1993/RCHME. AF1232120.
<7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	Centred SU 93901 77641 (185m by 275m)
Civil Parish	DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire