Monument record 0770800000 - Great Seabrook Farm

Summary

Remains of medieval and post-medieval ridge and furrow identified by geophysical survey and subsequent evaluation trial trenching

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Geophysical survey carried out by Stratascan in July 2014 identified ploughed out ridge and furrow aligned NE-SW in the northernmost of two fields surveyed in advance of a proposed solar farm (B2).
Subsequent evaluation trial trenching by Cotswold Archaeology in December 2014 identified remains of furrows aligned NE-SW and NW-SE in trenches 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the field to the south. See report for detail (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC24552 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2014. Great Seabrook Farm, Ivinghoe: Heritage Desk-based Assessment.
  • <2>SBC24557 Unpublished document: Stratascan. 2014. Geophysical Survey Report: Great Seabrook Farm, Ivinghoe.
  • <3>SBC24537 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2015. Great Seabrook Farm, Ivinghoe: Archaeological Evaluation.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 93125 17767 (2m by 279m)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: GSE 14) (EBC17690)
  • Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey (Ref: J7085) (EBC17701)

Record last edited

May 19 2020 12:37PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.