Monument record MBC44892 - Iron Age or Roman circular ditched enclosure, Thatcham Ponds Farm.
Summary
A circular ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age or Roman date is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and cropmarks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- CIRCULAR 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?)
Description
A circular ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age or Roman date, but possibly of earlier origins, is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and cropmarks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 545 metres NE of Thatcham Ponds Farm and centred at SP 66246 40392, a circular ditch up to 6 metres wide with gaps on the south side encloses an internal area about 30 metres in diameter. The enclosure is centred some 67 metres N of a larger subcircular ditched enclosure. The features were visible as earthworks on historic aerial photographs taken in 1944, but are visible as cropmarks by 1973 (1-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC26117 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. US-7PH-GP-LOC201 STBD 12052 06-MAR-1944.
- <2>SBC26145 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1929 RP 3210 16-JAN-1947.
- <3>SBC26147 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. OS-73336 V 690 24-JUN-1973.
- <4>SBC26148 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. NMR 24348_016 13-JUL-2006.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6624 4039 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIDDLESDEN, 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 6:46PM
