Monument record 0086810000 - YEWDEN VILLA

Summary

Roman yard recorded in excavation of Yewden Villa

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • YARD (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)

Description

LARGE YARD ON N SIDE OF N ENCLOSURE WALL, PROBABLY OLDEST PART OF SITE. CLEARLY VERY DIRTY & MUDDY, PROBABLY FROM INDUSTRIAL RATHER THAN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES. REMANTS OF AT LEAST 3 WALLS AT N OF YARD. 4 KILNS, VARIOUS PITS IN YARD & MANY SMALL FINDS (B1).
AP'S SHOW EXTENSIVE N-WARDS OCCUPATION (B14).

Sources (2)

  • <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).

Location

Grid reference SU 78480 85450 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC1000)

Record last edited

Oct 27 2009 7:13PM

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