Monument record 0707300000 - NW of Fleet Marston Cottages
Summary
Possible enclosure, pits and field boundary ditches suggested by geophysical surveys and confirmed by evaluation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (5)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Description
Geophysical surveys undertaken by Pre-Construct Geophysics in January and February 2009 identified a group of anomalies interpreted as a possible ditched rectangular enclosure approx 20m X 12m and aligned NW-SE, associated pit-like features and other ditches, possibly field boundaries near the NW corner of Field 1. See report for detail (B1).
Features identified during geophysics (B1) confirmed by evaluation. Frequent large unabraded pottery sherds recovered from within the ditches suggest settlement activity in the vicinity, perhaps inside the identified enclosure itself, although no evidence for this was found and may have been lost to ploughing (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23506 Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2009. Geophysical Survey: Fleet Marston, Aylesbury. pp6-7; Figs4,10-12.
- <2>SBC24157 Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2009. Land at Fleet Marston, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Evaluation. p22, 7.3.1-.8.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 76912 17144 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLEET MARSTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation (Ref: UFMB09) (EBC17503)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical surveys (EBC17219)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2012 2:46PM
