Monument record 0009304004 - WALTON COURT

Summary

Twelfth century sand quarry recorded in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • SAND PIT (12th Century - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)

Description

QUARRY Q3 WAS 2 LARGE IRREGULAR PITS PROBABLY CUT TO EXTRACT SAND FROM BELOW THE SURFACE LIMESTONE. FILLS INCLUDED ST NEOTS TYPE WARE, SPARSE SAXON POTTERY, C12 MATERIAL & LAVA QUERN FRAGMENTS. SOME POST-MEDIEVAL MATERIAL INDICATES LATER DISTURBANCE (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC5183 Article in serial: Mike Farley. 1976. 'SAXON & MEDIEVAL WALTON, AYLESBURY, EXCAVATIONS 1973-1974', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 pp153-291. Vol 20.

Location

Grid reference SP 82250 13190 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Excavations (EBC11145)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 7:07PM

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