Monument record 0014011000 - GRIM'S DITCH, RUSHMOOR WOOD
Summary
Iron Age or Saxon Grim's Ditch thought to extend into Rushmoor Wood after field survey, may have been reused as a medieval woodland bank
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Prehistoric linear boundary of Grims Ditch
Map
Type and Period (2)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (BANK & DITCH, Early Iron Age to Saxon - 700 BC? to 1065 AD?)
- WOOD BANK? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Width 175m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Traces of bank with ditch on E side visible in pasture N of Rushmoor Wood. Entering the wood it narrows to c.1m wide & resembles a Medieval woodland bank, which it may have become. Bank visible to S up to E turn of road. Alignment & general appearance suggests this is part of Grim's Ditch (B1-4). Profile across earthwork recorded by Network Archaeology in February 1999 (B18).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p230.
- <2>SBC4483 Bibliographic reference: EATON CAPT. H B, OCT 1980 SEE HIS NOTES (FILED) 38 SPARROW CLOSE, BRAMPTON, HUNTINGDON.
- <3>SBC12139 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM, JULY 1983, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
- <4>SBC2433 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 0140:11.
- <16>SBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire.
- <18>XYSBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4,11,Appendix 2,Figs 6,24. [Mapped feature: #46106 ]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 89169 04115 (70m by 284m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13505)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 3:04PM
