Find Spot record 0083403000 - S OF OAKEND COTTAGE: SITE I

Summary

45 sherds of Iron Age pottery found in excavation south of Oakend Cottage in advance of the construction of Chalfont St Peter bypass

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

THE 45 PREHISTORIC SHERDS CAME MAINLY FROM LAYERS 4-5 & PROBABLY BELONG TO 1 PERIOD OF OCCUPATION. MOSTLY VERY SMALL, FEATURELESS & VARIABLE IN FABRIC. NO EXACT PARALLELS, BUT NOT EARLIER THAN END OF BRONZE AGE OR LATER THAN START OF ROMAN. PROBABLY IRON AGE B.(ILLUS & FURTHER DESCRIPTION)(BI2)

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC13438 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1966 18 P88.
  • <2>SBC816 Bibliographic reference: BARFIELD L H 1977 THE EXCAVATION OF A MESOLITHIC S ITE AT GERRARDS CROSS,BUCKS,IN RECSOFBUCKS20PP308.
  • <3>SBC9497 Unpublished document: MRS H BRIDBURY,VIA MRS B A STAINTON,TO M E FARLEY, MAY 1976.
  • <4>SBC813 Bibliographic reference: BARFIELD L H & FARLEY M E DEC 1977.

Location

Grid reference TQ 01140 88420 (point)
Civil Parish GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1237)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12535)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13920)

Record last edited

Sep 12 1988 12:00AM

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