Monument record 1515800000 - Stoke Mandeville Bypass
Summary
Roman ditches, pit and pottery found by evaluation trial trenching
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by L-P Archaeology from July to September 2018 in advance of construction of HS2 railway and bypass, identified a number of features in Trench 23. Four roughly parallel NE-SW shallow ditches and part of a shallow pit, all with brownish grey clay fills. Only one of the features contained any dating evidence, the fill of the largest ditch, approx 1m wide and approx 0.4m deep, contained Roman pottery dating to the 2nd century. See report for detail (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC25464 Unpublished document: L-P Archaeology. 2019. AWH Fieldwork Report for Trial Trenching Evaluation at Stoke Mandeville Bypass - AC230/3.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8241 1082 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- SHERD (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: 1c18SMBTT) (EBC18168)
Record last edited
Jun 23 2021 8:44AM
