Monument record 1557100000 - West of Kings Pond Cottage

Summary

Medieval field boundary ditch and undated pit, ditches and gullies identified by trial trench evaluation.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (5)

  • DITCH (Unknown date)
  • GULLY (Unknown date)
  • PIT (Unknown date)
  • FIELD BOUNDARY? (13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
  • DITCH (13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

The evaluation and environmental samples indicate an agricultural landscape. Only one ditch, identified as a boundary, was dated to between the late 13th and early 15th century. Other undated features include pits, gullies, and ditches, also likely to represent further boundaries and features associated with cultivation (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC26417 Unpublished document: INFRA. 2019. HS2 1EW03 Enabling Works Contract AWHd Fieldwork Report for Trial Trench Evaluation at C10025 Kings Pond Cottage – Chesham Road Vent Shaft - Buckinghamshire (AC100/12) 1C18KPCTT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9117 0108 (76m by 156m)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: HS2 trial trench evaluation: Kings Pond Cottage (Ref: 1C18KPCTT) (EBC18515)

Record last edited

Jun 23 2026 11:25AM

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