Monument record 0154100000 - HEDGERLEY

Summary

Poorly defined cropmarks of unknown date visible on aerial photograph, now largely obscured by motorway embankment.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH? (Unknown date)
  • FIELD BOUNDARY? (Unknown date)

Description

CROPMARKS MENTIONED ON OLD CAS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED) (B1).
NO DISTINCTIVE GROUND FEATURES VISIBLE (B2).
APS SHOW SOME VERY VAGUE & UNDEFINABLE FEATURES (B3).
Site mostly under embankment of M40 motorway (B4).
Supposed cropmarks probably footpaths and underlying geology. Considered dubious (B5).



SU984 873. Cropmark visible on AP. (B7-B8)

Nothing significant is visible in a field of undulating rough pasture, AP shows disturbed ground but no distinctive features (B9).

Sources (14)

  • ---SBC18933 Aerial Photograph: 18/01/47. RAF 79.4147. SU\991873. Yes.
  • ---SBC18934 Aerial Photograph: 18/01/47. RAF 79.4148. SU\987871. Yes.
  • ---SBC18935 Aerial Photograph: 18/01/47. RAF 79.4149. SU\985868. Yes.
  • ---SBC18937 Aerial Photograph: 18/01/47. RAF 79.4151. SU\977869. Yes.
  • <1>SBC10061 Bibliographic reference: OLD CAS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
  • <2>SBC10571 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR, SEPT 1974 (REF TO RAF AP JANUARY 1947 (RUN 79.415O AT BCM))..
  • <3>SBC14081 Bibliographic reference: SCRIMGEOURGE 1987 FROM AP'S.
  • <4>SBC22521 Unpublished document: 1994. Countryside Planning & Management, An Archaeological Assessment of Land at Mount hill Farm, Gerrards Cross.
  • <5>SBC22522 Unpublished document: Wardell Armstrong. 1997. Land Adjacent to the M40, Hedgerley: Desk-Based Assessment of Cultural Heritage.
  • <6>SBC23073 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1996. M40 Borrow Pits: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 1.
  • <7>SBC28217 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks Co Museum Cd Index No 1541..
  • <8>SBC18936 Aerial Photograph: 18/01/47. RAF 79.4150. SU\982868. Yes.
  • <9>SBC28177 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 24-SEP-74.
  • <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 984 873 (point)
Civil Parish HEDGERLEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16637)

Record last edited

Sep 18 2025 1:03PM

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