Monument record 0786200000 - Land west of Stratford Close
Summary
Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age settlement enclosures and field boundaries identified during evaluation and subsequent excavation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ENCLOSURE? (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Trench 1: Undated east-west aligned ditch, 1.30m wide 0.19m deep.
Trench 2: Two parallel ditches at the western end of the trench contained Iron Age pottery. Two parallel ditches at the eastern end of the trench were undated.
Trench 3: Ditch at the eastern end of the trench was unexcavated as it was thought to be the same as Ditch 205.
Trench 5: Ditch forming possible corner of a ditched enclosure. Aligned north-south and turns through 90 degree to exit the trench west, but not identified within Trench 9 (B1).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC24777 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation: Land at Stratford Close, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire.
- <2>SBC24975 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. Land at Stratford Close, Aston Clinton: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8706 1211 (43m by 41m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (4)
- SHERD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation of land at Stratford Close (Ref: LABC16) (EBC17858)
- Event - Intervention: Strip, map and sample excavation (Ref: STAC 16) (EBC17997)
Record last edited
Sep 6 2021 1:50PM
