Monument record 0090200000 - KING'S FIELD, TERRICK

Summary

Nineteenth century excavation uncovered site of Roman villa

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Planning Notification Area: Roman villa site, partly excavated in mid 19th century

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Type and Period (1)

VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

ROMAN COINS FOUND ON SITE EARLY C18 (B1-2).
SITE FOUND WHEN REMOVING FLINT FROM FIELD. EXCAVATED BY J S STONE, SEPT 1858. FLINT FOUNDATIONS WITH NO MORTAR. OUTER & INTERIOR WALLS 88M LONG, 0.5-1.5M DEEP & 0.8 M WIDE. PART OF FOUNDATIONS SEEM TOO WEAK FOR BUILDING (B3).
MAX EXTEND NW & POSSIBLY SE TOO(B11).

Sources (14)

<1>SBC8020 Bibliographic reference: LYSONS D & S 1806 MAGNA BRITANNIA P483.
<2>SBC7585 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 2 P172.
<3>SBC14907 Bibliographic reference: STONE J S 1859 NOTES ON ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS IN THE PARISH OF ELLESBOROUGH IN RECSOFBUCKS2PP53-56"".
<4>SBC935 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1860.
<5>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p474.
<6>SBC12630 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P137.
<7>SBC1823 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1967. 'RB RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE W CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 124 P151. Vol 124.
<8>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
<9>SBC6031 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M TO FARLEY M E, SEPT 1976.
<10>SBC6030 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M TO FARLEY M E, MARCH 1977.
<11>SBC6032 Bibliographic reference: HALL MRS M& FARLEY M E, JAN 1978.
<12>SBC3252 Bibliographic reference: CRITOPH MR D & FARLEY M E, 1978.
<13>SBC7105 Bibliographic reference: KING DR C E, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD,1984/BCM COI N CATALOGUE.
<14>SBC1296 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS 1977 & 1978.

Location

Grid reference	SP 83940 08490 (point)
Civil Parish	ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire