Monument record 0771600000 - Field south of Eaton Leys Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman farmstead found by geophysical survey and trial trenching (DBC10213)
- SHINE: Early Roman settlement enclosures, probably a farmstead, identified by aerial photography, geophysical survey and trial trenching, S of Eaton Leys Farm. (DBC8369)
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Type and Period (2)
- 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)
Description
The ditches in Field 14 have produced a generally weak and indistinct set of anomalies which give only a broad impression of the site’s layout. At its core there is a rectangular enclosure, approximately 90m x 100m with various internal divisions and hints of intersecting features of either earlier or later date. To its north and south there are short disjointed linear anomalies which suggest the presence of radiating boundary ditches or parts of further enclosures, and to its south-west there is a small dipolar anomaly, with a maximum intensity of c 90nT, which may represent a kiln, a corn-dryer or some other burnt structure. To its west, where cropmarks suggest that a further enclosure should occur (Phoenix Consulting 1999, fig 2) nothing has been detected except for an undiagnostic patch of weak magnetic noise (B1).
Three ditches found within Trench 17. One curvilinear terminating within the trench. In the southern part were two intercutting ditches. The earlier ditch contained fragments of Roman pottery. The later ditch was undated and terminated towards the centre of the trench. (B3)
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC24613 Unpublished document: MOLA Northampton. 2014. Archaeological geophysical survey at Eaton Leys Farm, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, February to September 2014.
- <2>SBC24615 Unpublished document: MOLA Northampton. 2015. Earth resistance survey of land at Eaton Leys Farm, Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
- <3>SBC24923 Unpublished document: MOLA Northampton. 2016. Trial trench evaluation on land at Eaton Leys, Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire, August 2016.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 88483 32203 (153m by 189m) |
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Civil Parish | GREAT BRICKHILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD to 199 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD to 199 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometer survey at Eaton Leys Farm (EBC17731)
- Event - Survey: Resistivity survey at Eaton Leys Farm (EBC17732)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trench evaluation at Eaton Leys (EBC17939)
Record last edited
Apr 17 2025 11:26AM