Monument record 0010601000 - ALL SAINT'S CHURCH, BRILL
Summary
Finds of Iron Age pottery suggest earthworks may be part of a hillfort.
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument BU143: Earthworks near Brill Church
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HILLFORT? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0150 Length 0120 m Height 0002
Plan Form - LINEAR
GOOD DEFENSIVE POSITION & IRON AGE POTTERY FINDS HAVE LED TO SPECULATION THAT BANK & DITCH ARE PART OF A HILLFORT (B8). FURTHER IA SHERDS FOUND DURING WATCHING BRIEF. CURVING ARC OF REMAINING EARTHWORK WOULD GIVE AN ENCLOSURE WITH DIAMETER OF C300M. (SUMARY OF EVIDENCE FOR HILLFORT)(B16).
Sources (7)
- <8>SBC8425 Verbal communication: MEF 1976(JULY) PERS COMM.
- <9>SBC8423 Verbal communication: MEF 1976(AUG) PERS COMM.
- <10>SBC8433 Verbal communication: MEF 1977(JULY) PERS COMM.
- <11>SBC8438 Verbal communication: MEF 1977(SEPT) PERS COMM.
- <13>SBC13758 Verbal communication: RODGER I & MEF 1980(JULY) PERS COMM (MR I RODGER OF BRILL).
- <14>SBC6532 Verbal communication: HURMAN BM 1980(FEB) PERS COMM.
- <16>SBC4928 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1989. 'AN IRON AGE HILLFORT AT BRILL?', IN RECS OF BUCKS 31 PP27-32 & PL III-IV. Vol 31.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6560 1389 (120m by 10m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC16655)
Record last edited
Jul 26 2011 6:03PM
