Find Spot record 0146500001 - HEDSOR WHARF

Summary

Pottery, originally thought to be Roman, now thought to be medieval, found in excavation of wooden structure at Hedsor Wharf

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

EXCAVATION OF TOP LAYER OF MAKE-UP IN ORCHARD PRODUCED (REDEPOSITED) GREY ROMAN SHERDS. DARK (ROMAN) POTTERY FOUND IN LEVELS ABOVE FLOOR & ?PRE-ROMAN SHERD UNDER FLOOR (B1).
SOME POTTERY AT BCM (B6-7).
SOME POT MAY BE LATE SAXON - ALL APPEARS POST-ROMAN. DATING OF PILES MOST LIKELY MED THEREFORE (B3-4).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC3061 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1895-1897. 'ROMANO-BRITISH PILE DWELLING AT HEDSOR', IN PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON, 2ND SERIES 16 PP 7-15. Vol 16.
  • <3>SBC6864 Article in serial: E M Jope. 1947. 'MEDIAEVAL POTTERY IN BERKSHIRE', IN BERKS ARCH JNL 50 PP54-56,71,73,76.
  • <4>SBC11417 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU98 NW 01 (FILED).
  • <6>SBC917 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (PHOTOS FILED).
  • <7>SBC12654 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P194.

Location

Grid reference SU 90330 86090 (point)
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (10th Century to 16th Century - 900 AD? to 1599 AD?)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12422)

Record last edited

May 21 2022 12:45PM

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