Monument record MBC44975 - Iron Age and/or Roman ditched enclosure cropmarks, Poundon
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- SUB 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)
- DITCH (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Description
Three conjoined sub-circular ditched enclosures of probable Iron Age and/or Roman date 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 360 metres NW of the sewage pumping station at Poundon and centred at SP 64569 25869, the enclosures extend over 144 metres SW-NE and about 32 metres NW-SE but the western sides of the features are not visible. From SW-NE the enclosures are about 16, 23 and 63 metres in diameter at their widest points (1).
Cropmarks of a possible later prehistoric settlement visible on aerial photographs centred at SP 6455 2587. The site appears as the faint remains of three or more conjoined sub-circular and sub-rectangular enclosures (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).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC26236 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. NMR 27169-032 15-JUL-2011.
- <2>SBC28706 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2014. Information from 2011 Historic England aerial photograph.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6456 2586 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | POUNDON, 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 1:42PM