Monument record 0086800100 - YEWDEN VILLA

Summary

Roman boundary wall recorded in excavation of Yewden Villa

Protected Status/Designation

  • Scheduled Monument 1014606: ROMAN VILLA NORTH OF YEWDEN LODGE (DBC7201)

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOUNDARY WALL (1st Century Roman to 4th Century - 43 AD to 399 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0112 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
SOLIDLY BUILT WALL OF THE C4, WITH ENTRANCE GATEWAY ON E SIDE, WITH MASSIVE FLINT PIERS. E WALL RUNS N & S FOR 112M THEN TURNS WESTWARDS AT EACH END, RUNNING N FOR AT LEAST 50M BEFORE FADING OUT. (PERHAPS REPLACED BY WOODEN FENCE). WALL PROBABLY HAD A WOOD SUPERSTRUCTURE (B1).
VISIBLE ON APS (B14-15).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC3070 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1921. 'A ROMANO-BRITISH HOMESTEAD IN THE HAMBLEDEN VALLEY', IN ARCHAEOLOGIA 71 PP141-198. Vol 71.
  • <14>SBC467 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). AP 1-9. PLOT AT 1:2500 (NMR METHOD) (PLOT FILED).
  • <15>SBC27458 Bibliographic reference: Timothy Gates. 1975. The Middle Thames Valley : An Archaeological Survey of the River Gravels. p42, Map 21.

Location

Grid reference SU 78450 85550 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: YEWDEN OR HAMBLEDEN VILLA - Excavation (Ref: 641396) (EBC1000)

Record last edited

May 17 2026 4:34PM

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