Monument record 0141601002 - MOUNT WOOD

Summary

Roman corn-drying kiln found in excavation in Mount Wood

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CORN DRYING KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

CORN DRYING OVEN, EXCAVATED BY R DUNNETT, W OF HOUSE :001, BUILT OF SQUARE TILES WITH LONG FLUE & REMAINS OF A RAISED FLOOR OVER OVEN (B9).
SUCH OVENS USED TO ROAST HULLED CEREALS TO AID THRESHING (FURTHER DISCUSSION)(B19-20).

Sources (3)

  • <9>SBC4435 Unpublished document: 1972. DUNNET R. INTERIM REPORT, MOUNT WOOD 1972.
  • <19>SBC4434 Article in serial: Rosalind Dunnet. 1985. 'EXCAVATIONS NEAR MOUNT WOOD, CHENIES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 27 PP107-118. Vol 27.
  • <20>SBC2625 Article in serial: Pauline and Stan Cauvain. 1987. 'ROMANO-BRITISH FINDS IN THE AREA OF MOUNT WOOD AND VALLEY FARM, SARRATT', IN JOURNAL OF CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOC PP12-22.

Location

Grid reference TQ 0251 9883 (point)
Civil Parish CHENIES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13666)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC1432)
  • Event - Intervention: Excavation: MOUNT WOOD (EBC12286)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2026 4:34PM

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