Find Spot record 0147700001 - SHEEPCOTE HOUSE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
A LARGE QUANTITY OF SHERDS AND VITRIFIED CLAY RECOVERED FROM SITE BY BAS MEMBERS. POTTERY FROM THE SITE EXAMINED BY MR PHILIP CORDER & MR M R HULL INCLUDED A FEW SHERDS FROM BEAD-RIM POTS OF AN EARLY DATE (B1).
Roman potsherds were found in the walled kitchen garden of Sheepcote House (SU 927873) by a boy of High Wycombe Grammar School, and taken to one of the masters, Mr A C Hills.
The sherds, some of which appeared to come from early bead-rim pots, were examined by P Corder and M R Hull and identified as Roman, probably indicative of industrial activity on the site; it may be that of an early pottery kiln similar to three others in the area viz. Wapsey's Wood (Hedgerley), Duke's Wood (Fulmer) and Bulstrode Park (Gerrard's Cross) the last being only conjectural. (Nothing visible on available Aps RAF 1947) (B1).
No further information (B5).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B4).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC13240 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 15 1952 P277.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <5>SBC28155 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 20-SEP-74.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92700 87300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KILN FURNITURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (1st Century Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10038)
Record last edited
Oct 22 2025 12:45PM
