Monument record MBC43480 - NE of Rocklane Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
Description
An Iron Age or Roman rectilinear ditched enclosure is visible on historic aerial photographs as cropmarks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 365 metres W of former Valley Farm and centred at SP 89260 25405, a rectangular ditch about 3 metres wide encloses an internal area about 40 x 45 metres. On the E facing side, a 3.5 metres wide gap may be an entrance. About 50 metres to the SE of the SE corner is a subcircular cropmark pit about 8 metres in diameter at its widest that may be associated but may be geological in origin (1).
Cropmarkof a single rectangular enclosure of possible later prehistoric date visible on aerial photographs at SP 8916 2536. The enclosure is defned by a single ditch with straight sides and slightly curved corners (2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (3).
Cropmark is visible on 2025 GetMapping vertical aerial photo.
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC25614 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. NMR 27165_017 15-JUL-2011. [Mapped feature: #46181 An Iron Age or Roman rectilinear ditched enclosure, ]
- <2>SBC28756 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2014. Information from 2011 aerial photos.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8926 2540 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2011-2012 (EBC18851)
Record last edited
Jan 11 2026 1:45PM