Monument record 0141300000 - 450M WSW HADDENHAM STATION

Summary

Late prehistoric ring-ditch recorded on aerial photographs

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Late prehistoric cropmark complex and flint scatter to south of Station Road, found by fieldwalking and aerial photography (DBC10056)

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • RING DITCH (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0014 m
Plan Form - PENANNULAR
NOTED FROM AIR & PHOTOGRAPHED BY MR WHITEMAN (B1).
FIELD VISIT: SHOWS AS DARK GREEN CROP ON GROUND. NO TRACE OF RING AS AN EARTHWORK (B2). PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (PAPER STRIP METHOD)(B3).

A ring ditch of probable Bronze Age date is visible on historic aerial photographs as extant cropmarks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located approximately 500m south of the train station, Haddenham, and centred at SP 73108 08019. The ring ditch is in a very large arable field and can be clearly seen as a cropmark and measures approximately 28m across. There may be a macula inside the ditch but it was not clear enough to be mapped. A surface find of a prehistoric flint flake is also recorded at this location (MBC4107). The underlying solid geology is Portland Stone Formation Limestone with no recorded Superficial Deposits overlying it. (9-13)

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC4994 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E FROM A/P'S.
  • <2>SBC16544 Bibliographic reference: WHITEMAN P & FARLEY M E,1 APRIL 1974,FIELD VISIT.
  • <3>SBC129 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. A/P'S-CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,ST JOSEPH; AP PLOT (FILED)..
  • <4>SBC17644 Aerial Photograph: CUC 70H W9 11. \.
  • <5>SBC17764 Aerial Photograph: 02/05/73. CUC BMH 52-54,56. \.
  • <6>SBC17775 Aerial Photograph: 18/06/74. CUC BPW 69-72. \.
  • <7>SBC17643 Aerial Photograph: CUC 70H AA 12-15. \.
  • <8>SBC17232 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 01/07/75. 1975 Oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP730078. Yes.
  • <9>SBC27906 Article in monograph: Historic England. 1973. MAL-73019 V 20 25-Apr-1973.
  • <10>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro.
  • <11>SBC27907 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2004. NMR 23542_008 06-Jul-2004.
  • <12>SBC27908 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. NMR 26688_046 09-Jul-2010.
  • <13>SBC27015 Aerial Photograph: Getmapping. 2023. Getmapping Web Map Server providing access to APGB Aerial Photography.. Get Mapping APGB Imagery 04-Jun-2023 date accessed 03-Jul-2025.

Location

Grid reference SP 73102 08021 (point)
Civil Parish HADDENHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC10596)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14411)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Aug 20 2025 3:47PM

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