Monument record 0761200000 - NE of Rectory Farm (Area C)

Summary

Possible late prehistoric banjo enclosure identified by geophysical survey.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Possible prehistoric banjo enclosure found by geophysical surveys (DBC9988)
  • SHINE: Possible late prehistoric banjo enclosure NE of Rectory Farm, identified by geophysical survey (DBC10074)

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Type and Period (2)

  • BANJO ENCLOSURE? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Sub-annular ditched enclosure about 40m in diameter identified during geophysical surveys carried out by Wessex Archaeology in January and April to May 2011. A possible entrance on the south, with a 35m long ditch aligned SE and possible traces of internal pit-like features were detected. May represent a partially truncated 'banjo' enclosure. See report for detail (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24262 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2012. Land South-East of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: Scanning and Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report.

Location

Grid reference SP 85826 12237 (point)
Civil Parish WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC17544)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2024 8:51AM

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