Monument record 0087901000 - LODGE HILL, SAUNDERTON

Summary

Iron Age to Roman enclosure bank recorded in aerial photography and excavation

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Bray's Wood medieval farmstead enclosure earthworks (DBC7540)

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Type and Period (1)

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (BANK & DITCH, Early Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0090 Length 7000 cm Width 0150
Plan Form - SINUOUS
BETWEEN VISIBLE HUT CIRCLES IS A SHALLOW DITCH LEADING OFF FROM HEDGEBANK BY THE BRIDLEPATH, IN A SERPENTINE FASHION, NORTHWARDS ROUND HILL. DITCH RUNS FOR C.70M, & LOW RAMPART TO E FOR C.25M. TRIAL DIG SHOWED DITCH WITH SMALL CAUSEWAY. (SECTIONS DRAWN). FILLS PRODUCED BELGIC POT, SLAG, BONE & FLINT (B1,B10).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp67-71,165; Figs 24-27.
  • <10>SBC6280 Unpublished document: J F HEAD ARCHIVE MATERIAL (PHOTOS, LETTERS ETC) FILED.

Location

Grid reference SU 79600 99800 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12276)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC1388)

Record last edited

Nov 24 2024 2:39AM

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