Monument record 0629902000 - Quarrendon Fields site AZ2
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (13)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- DITCH (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- GULLY (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- PIT (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- POST HOLE (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
- HARD STANDING? (1st Century Roman - 43 AD? to 99 AD?)
- TRACKWAY? (1st Century Roman - 43 AD? to 99 AD?)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
Description
2 adjoining large rectilinear ditched enclosures of early Roman date identified during investigations by Stratascan and Albion Archaeology from September to December 2009. The northernmost enclosure was trapezoidal in shape, containing a dense cluster of ditches, intercutting gullies, pits, postholes, a cobbled surface and possible trackway, suggesting subdivision into activity areas and is interpreted as a settlement enclosure. All features had been deliberately back-filled with deposits including animal bone, fired clay, early Roman pottery and cess or dung deposits in the main enclosure ditch which was up to 3.4m wide and survived to a depth of 0.67m. The smaller southernmost enclosure was rectilinear, with some evidence of sub-division but few internal pits and ditches and few finds and is interpreted as an ancillary area used for livestock. Complex recorded as AZ2. See reports for detail (B4-5).
Sources (2)
- <4>SBC24007 Unpublished document: Stratascan. 2009. Geophysical Survey Report: Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury.
- <5>SBC24006 Unpublished document: Albion Archaeology. 2010. Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury: Archaeological Field Evaluation. pp18-19; figs 11-14.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79694 16954 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (7)
- SHERD (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK? (Unknown date)
- BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- ARROWHEAD? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological investigations at Quarrendon Fields (Berryfield East) (EBC17422)
Record last edited
Jul 2 2019 6:09PM
