Monument record 0086820000 - YEWDEN VILLA

Summary

Possible Roman fort recorded in excavation of Yewden Villa and visible as cropmarks of a large ditched enclosure

Protected Status/Designation

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

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Type and Period (3)

  • FORT? (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
  • RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 65m.
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
V-SHAPED DITCH VISIBLE IN E & W FACES OF GRAVEL PIT ADJOINING HAMBLEDEN ROAD, DITCH FILLED WITH ROMAN & LATE CELTIC DEBRIS. DITCH RAN W UP TO ENTRANCE OF VILLA ENCLOSURE (B1).
AP'S SHOW PART OF A REGULAR ENCLOSURE, AT LEAST 60M WIDE, UP TO FIELD BOUNDARY (B14,B22).
DITCH HAD MID C1 SAMIAN. ?FORT (B10).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC3070 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1921. 'A ROMANO-BRITISH HOMESTEAD IN THE HAMBLEDEN VALLEY', IN ARCHAEOLOGIA 71 PP141-198. Vol 71.
  • <10>SBC4354 Verbal communication: DR GRACE SIMPSON, OXFORD, TO M E FARLEY FEB 1979.
  • <14>SBC467 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). AP 1-9. PLOT AT 1:2500 (NMR METHOD) (PLOT FILED).
  • <22>SBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme.

Location

Grid reference SU 78500 85490 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC11866)
  • Event - Intervention: YEWDEN OR HAMBLEDEN VILLA - Excavation (Ref: 641396) (EBC1000)

Record last edited

May 14 2026 12:22PM

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