Monument record 0001601200 - CHOLESBURY CAMP
Summary
Three Late Iron Age bloomeries or hearths recorded in 1930s excavation of Cholesbury Camp
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1015585: LARGE MULTIVALLATE HILLFORT KNOWN AS CHOLESBURY CAMP
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HEARTH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- BLOOMERY (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0023 cm Depth/Thickness 0008 Depth/Thickness 0010
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
3 HEARTHS, VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE. H3 AND H6 ARE IN SE TRENCH ABOUT 3M APART, (WITH H7, SEE 01:100) BETWEEN THEM. H4 IS IN NE TRENCH. ALL THESE NEAR TO DEFENCES. ALL CONTAINED LUMPS OF FAYALITE-MAGNETITE SLAG MIXED WITH BLACK EARTH, CLAY, CHARCOAL. DATING NOT SECURE, BUT PROB C1 AD (B2,B6,B11-12).
Sources (5)
- <2>SBC486 Article in serial: ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 14 1957 PP273-275 (PLAN).
- <6>SBC7096 Article in serial: D Kimball. 1933. 'CHOLESBURY CAMP', IN BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JNL 39 PP187-212. Vol 39.
- <10>SBC13927 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1997. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS (REPORT, FILED) SAM (BUCKS) NO.1/SCHEDULING REV.
- <11>SBC4449 Article in serial: James Dyer. 1976. 'A FUTURE FOR PREHISTORY IN THE CHILTERNS', IN CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 6 P7. No 6.
- <12>SBC13884 Bibliographic reference: SAUNDERS C 1971 THE PRE-BELGIC IRON AGE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CHIL-TERNS IN ARCHAEOLOGICALJNL12.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 93000 07200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC12303)
Record last edited
May 10 2011 2:03PM
