Monument record 0145700000 - MONEYBURY HILL, PITSTONE

Summary

Possible Roman temple recorded in incomplete excavations

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument BU51: Roman site on Moneybury Hill
  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Roman and Medieval enclosures and field systems

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • TEMPLE? (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)

Description

SAM 51 (B2).
MAP REF ON SCHEDULING NOTICE IS WRONG; SCHEDULING MAP SHOWS APPROX RIGHT AREA OF SITE (B3);
SITE BETWEEN SP971131 & SP970133; POSITION OF WALLING/CENTRE OF 1937 EXCAVS CONFIRMED AT NGR. EXCAV INCOMPLETE & NO FORMAL REPORT. CALLED A TEMPLE MAINLY BECAUSE IS NEAR TO A BARROW (CASS 01446)(B1).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC11374 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS 91 SE 1&6/ JRS 1938 28 P185/ &SEE ACCOUNT IN BAS LETTER BOOK, 31 MAY 1937 PP 479-482.
  • <2>SBC23955 Scheduling record: HBMC. 1938. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <3>SBC521 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1977(APRIL) CORRECT LOCATION OF SITE ASCERTAIN ED.
  • <4>SBC4496 Verbal communication: EDMONDS K & MEF 1976(NOV) PERS COMM.
  • <5>SBC9379 Verbal communication: MR WILSON, PERS COMM TO MEF, 2 AUG 1977.
  • <6>SBC9878 Unpublished document: NASH DR D 1979(JULY) &MEF (IE, DR D NASH, HEBERDEN COIN ROOM, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM; DRAFT OF HIS REPORT .
  • <7>SBC3397 Article in serial: J A Davies. 1982. 'ROMAN COIN HOARD FROM MONEYBURY HILL', IN RECS OF BUCKS 24 PP176-8. Vol 24.
  • <8>SBC23817 Bibliographic reference: 2010. Archaeological Survey of the Ashridge Estate: Vol VII - Area F.

Location

Grid reference SP 97130 13620 (point)
Civil Parish PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1184)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1383)

Record last edited

Jun 28 2023 9:20PM

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