Monument record MBC44872 - Two probable Bronze Age ring ditches, New Inn Farm

Summary

Two ring ditches of probable Bronze Age date are visible on historic aerial photographs as cropmarks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to 5th Century Roman - 2350 BC to 409 AD?)

Description

Two ring ditches of probable Bronze Age date, but may be of later origins, are visible on historic aerial photographs as cropmarks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 250 metres E of New Inn Farm and centred at SP 68403 36468, a ring ditch up to 2.5 metres wide encloses an internal area about 19 metres in diameter. Immediately adjacent to the NE is a much smaller ring ditch up to 1.5 metres wide than encloses an internal area about 7 metres in diameter. The features are not visible on aerial photographs taken in 2019 (1-3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC26090 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. NMR 24282-17 SP6836 13-JUL-2006.
  • <2>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. dated 01-JUN-2006 Accessed 26-JUN-2023..
  • <3>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP6836.

Location

Grid reference SP 6840 3646 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 6:45PM

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