Monument record 0014014000 - GRIM'S DITCH, OAKEN GROVE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of Prehistoric linear boundary of Grims Ditch (DBC9593)
- Scheduled Monument 1021199: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 1500M LONG SECTION FROM GREAT WIDMOOR WOOD TO OAKEN GROVE (DBC7222)
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 270m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Rampart here is 6 feet above bottom of 38 feet wide ditch. Ditch course faintly visible in field on SW (B1).
Scheduled: SAM No. 35341. Scheduling revised February 2004 (B2).
Ditch on SE side of bank. Line faintly visible from SP898070 SW to SP897069 (B3).
Scheduled stretch very obvious due to tree felling. Beyond is very faint (B4).
2 profiles across earthwork recorded by Network Archaeology in February 1999 (B18).
A 165m long section is visible as a slight cropmark extending across the field south-west of Oaken Grove (SP8976 0695-SP8987 0705). This section could be seen on aerial photograhs taken in March 2007 by English Heritage as part of the Reconnaissance Recording programme (B34).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC29532 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2007. Historic England oblique aerial photo NMR 24564_03 (SP8906_1). SP8906. No.
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. pp312-313.
- <2>SBC13988 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: SAM NO. 35341.
- <3>SBC4486 Bibliographic reference: EATON H B, OCT 1980 (SEE HIS WORK ON GRIM'S DITCH,FILED).
- <4>SBC11998 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, AUG 1983.
- <18>XYSBC19566 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 1999. Grim's Ditch Archaeological and Management Survey Phase III. pp4,11,Appendix 2,Figs 8,25. [Mapped feature: #46103 ]
- <34>SBC29530 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2009. Information from 2007 Historic England aerial photos.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 89892 07069 (387m by 356m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC17664)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2006-7 (EBC18840)
- Event - Survey: Phase 1 survey of Grim's Ditch (EBC18952)
Record last edited
Jun 4 2026 6:54PM
