Monument record 0014004000 - GRIM'S DITCH, NE OF LACEY GREEN
Summary
Section of probably Iron Age linear earthwork, Grim's Ditch
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1020886: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 1.02KM LONG SECTION FROM WEST OF WHITE HOUSE FARM TO LILY BANK FARM
- Planning Notification Area: Late Prehistoric linear earthworks of Grims Ditch
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (BANK & DITCH, Early Iron Age to Saxon - 700 BC? to 1065 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 125m, Height 4m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Slight traces of ditch remain. Much altered & denuded (B1).
Marked between NGRs (B2).
2 sections (see also 03:000). Bank & ditch well preserved. Footpath is in ditch but bank stands 12 feet high above ditch bottom. Some rubbish tipping & erosion (B3).
Profile across earthwork recorded by Network Archaeology in February 1999 (B18).
SAM No.35334. Scheduling revised September 2003 (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p273.
- <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC13971 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2003. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
- <18>XYSBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4,10,Appendix 2,Figs 3,21. [Mapped feature: #46114 ]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 82764 00734 (196m by 461m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LACEY GREEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 3:41PM
