Monument record 0014008000 - GRIMS DITCH SE OF HAMPDEN HOUSE
Summary
Section of probable Iron Age linear earthwork, Grim's Ditch, recorded in field and geophysical survey
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1021196: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 370M LONG SECTION 330M SOUTH EAST OF HAMPDEN HOUSE
- Planning Notification Area: Late Prehistoric linear earthworks of Grims Ditch
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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 137m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Bank forming boundary of park. 1936: ditch visible on N side; gone by 1983. Presumably ditch & possible S bank destroyed when road constructed. Scheduled: SAM No.35337. Scheduling revised February 2004 (B1).
Marked on map between NGRs (B2).
Profile across earthwork recorded by Network Archaeology in February 1999 (B18).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC13963 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: SAM 35337.
- <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <16>XYSBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire. [Mapped feature: #46110 ]
- <18>SBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4,11,Appendix 2,Figs 5,23.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 85068 02275 (445m by 251m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2022 8:04PM
