Monument record 0795400000 - East of Wainrights
Summary
Saxon pits, ditches and inhumation burial identified during excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- DITCH (7th Century to 8th Century - 600 AD to 799 AD) + Sci.Date
- PIT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
Most significant feature was a curvilinear ditch, c14 dating of charcoal returned date of AD663-774. Other Saxon features included pits and post holes (B1).
Saxon activity comprised a curvilinear ditch, pits and postholes containing early to middle Saxon pottery (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>XYSBC25105 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2018. An Iron Age Ditch System and Mddle Saxon occupation at Wainwrights , Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire: An archaeological excavation. [Mapped feature: #34946 ]
- <2>SBC25220 Monograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2019. Iron Age and Saxon Occupation in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69730 08590 (33m by 36m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- SHERD (5th Century Saxon to 9th Century - 450 AD to 850 AD)
- AWL (Iron Age to Saxon - 800 BC to 1065 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (5th Century Saxon to 9th Century - 410 AD to 850 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (5th Century Saxon to 9th Century - 450 AD to 850 AD)
- CHARCOAL (7th Century to 8th Century - 663 AD to 774 AD) + Sci.Date
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Area excavation of land off Wainrights, Long Crendon (Ref: WLC 15/185) (EBC18089)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trench evalaution (Ref: WLC15/185) (EBC17922)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2023 7:00PM
