Monument record 0014001000 - GRIM'S DITCH IN PARK WOOD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1021193: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 660M LONG SECTION TO THE WEST OF WALTER'S ASH
- Planning Notification Area: Late Prehistoric linear earthworks of Grims Ditch
Map
Type and Period (2)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 570m, Width 13m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Section of Grim's Ditch. Bank c.4 feet above 30 feet wide ditch (B1).
Between NGRs (B2).
N end, 2 feet high, tapers off downhill by a track. Mostly 4-6 feet high, width including ditch to E 14 yards. S 260 yards on MoD land. Scheduled part ends at road; ditch visible for 60 yards more to S. Sscheduled: SAM No.35331. Scheduling revised February 2004 (B3).
Further 10m long stretch, SU83499772 (B4).
Ground reconnaissance by Network Archaeology and geophysical survey carried out by the Bartlett-Clark Consultancy in 1998 at The Coppice (between SU83719738 and SU83509769) failed to locate any evidence of the earthwork extending to the southeast beyond SU83509769 (B17, B19).
3 profiles across earthwork recorded by Network Archaeology in February 1999 (B18).
Negative evaluation to east of Grim's Ditch carried out in August 2004 by Wessex Archaeology (B25).
Negative evaluation to west of Grim's Ditch in RAF High Wycombe carried out in early 2006 by Oxford Archaeology (B26).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out in July 2008 established the position of Grim's Ditch [on the eastern edge of the scheduled area, 17.5m NE of the assumed ditch line] surviving to a depth of 0.8m and with an estimated width of 6.8m. The uppermost 0.3m of fill appears to be a modern landscaping layer, possibly deriving from the construction of nearby tennis courts. No evidence of associated features or dating evidence was found. See report for detail (B29).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC12738 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P62/VCH BUCKS 3 P35.
- <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC13967 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: SAM 35331.
- <4>SBC8255 Unpublished document: W L Matthews & Angus Wainwright. 1990. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BRADENHAM.
- <16>SBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire.
- <17>SBC19565 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1998. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase II. pp1,3,5,7,8, fig 2.
- <18>SBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4,10, Appendix 2, Figs 2, 20.
- <19>SBC19568 Unpublished document: Alistair Bartlett. 1998. Bartlett A 1998 Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire: Report on Archaeogeophysical Survey. pp2,4, Plans 1-2.
- <25>SBC22162 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. RAF High Wycombe, Bradenham: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <26>SBC22942 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. New Car Park at RAF High Wycombe: Archaeological watching brief report.
- <29>SBC23541 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2009. Site 2, RAF High Wycombe: Archaeological Evaluation Report..
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 8332 9806 (361m by 742m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC16474)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: BRAHWY 08) (EBC17269)
- Event - Survey: Ground reconnaissance (EBC16001)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry and resistivity surveys (EBC16000)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at RAF High Wycombe (Ref: RAFNCP06) (EBC16858)
Record last edited
Feb 27 2022 10:15PM
