Monument record 1548900000 - South of Leighton Road
Summary
Iron Age and Roman livestock enclosures, and two Saxon pits identified during excavation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (6)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 401 BC)
- DITCH (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC to 99 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC to 99 AD)
- PIT (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD to 199 AD)
- PIT (5th Century Saxon to 9th Century - 410 AD to 899 AD)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Description
Short sections early to middle Iron Age ditches were identified, possibly to improve drainage on the heavy clay soils. Late Iron Age to early Roman features represented by an elliptical enclosure, likely for livestock, and other field boundary ditches and dispersed pits. Evidence of metal working in ditch fill, but no in-situ evidence of metal working was found during evaluation or excavation. Two pits containing sherds of probable Saxon pottery indicate the possibilty of continued use into this period (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>XYSBC25659 Unpublished document: Albion Archaeology. 2021. Land off Leighton Road, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire: Archaeological Excavation. [Mapped feature: #46266 ]
Location
| Grid reference | SP 87283 19255 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (6)
- SHERD (Middle Iron Age to 3rd Century - 400 BC to 299 AD)
- SHERD (5th Century Saxon to 8th Century - 410 AD to 799 AD)
- DAUB (Late Iron Age to 1st Century Roman - 100 BC to 99 AD)
- ROTARY QUERN (1st Century Roman to 2nd Century - 43 AD to 199 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Iron Age to 8th Century - 100 BC to 799 AD)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation south of Leighton Road (Ref: LR3596) (EBC18415)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2023 8:37PM
