Monument record 0787100000 - Land east of World's End Lane

Summary

Bronze Age ditches forming an enclosure identified by geophysical survey and investigated through trial trench evaluation

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Trenches 4, 5 ,6, and 7 targeted the enclosure identified by the geophysical survey. Trench 4 targeted the north eastern corner of the enclosure. Ditch [404] was 0.85m wide and 0.37m deep. It was cut by ditch termial [405], 2.50m wide and 0.80m deep, Bronze Age pottery and flint flakes recovered from the fill. Trench 5 targeted the north-west aligned western enclosure ditch. It was 2.88m wide and 0.96m deep, with steep edges and and a concave base. Late Bronze Age pottery, burnt flint, and cattle bone recovered its fills. Trench 6 targeted the south-eastern enclosure ditch and a parallel internal ditch. The enclosure ditch was 2.30m wide and 0.55m deep, and appeared to be terminating torwards the the north-east. The internal ditch was located 20m north. It was 2.20m wide and 0.48m deep. The ditch recut was 1.40m wide and 0.48m deep. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from the fill. Trench 7 targeted the north-eastern enclsoure ditch. It was 2.11m wide and 0.64m deep. 10m south was a north-east aligned ditch, 0.78m wide and 030m deep. It is likely a continuation of ditch 603/605 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24795 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. Land at Halton Lane, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire: Archaeological evaluation.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 86052 09433 (149m by 136m)
Civil Parish WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (4)

  • SHERD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Trial trench evaluation on land at Halton Lane (Ref: HLW16) (EBC17868)

Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 11:11AM

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