Monument record 0014015000 - GRIM'S DITCH, SW OF LANE'S END
Summary
Possible Iron Age linear earthwork recorded in field survey
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of Prehistoric linear boundary of Grims Ditch (DBC9593)
- Scheduled Monument 1021200: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: TWO SECTIONS BETWEEN OAKEN GROVE AND LANES END (DBC7123)
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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 300m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Appears in pasture field (B1).
Runs SW from Lanes End. Seen as a bank & property boundary to SP903074, then as a small ridge in a field, to Oaken Grove (B2).
Not properly visible till SP90300746, where a ridge runs parallel to road. Pond/quarry has destroyed at SP90110727. Ditch on SE side seen in drought (B3).
Scheduled. SAM No. 35342/01 (B2).
A 245m long section of Grim's Ditch is visible between SP 9009 0724 and SP 9025 0741 as a slight cropmark/earthwork in the field between Lanes End and Oaken Grove. 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)
- ---SBC18781 Aerial Photograph: 26/08/45. RAF 166.4018. SP\909078. Yes.
- ---SBC29531 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2007. Historic England oblique aerial photograph NMR 24564_01 (SP9007_14). SP9007. No.
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. pp312-313.
- <2>SBC4486 Bibliographic reference: EATON H B, OCT 1980 (SEE HIS WORK ON GRIM'S DITCH,FILED).
- <3>SBC11998 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, AUG 1983.
- <16>XYSBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire. [Mapped feature: #46102 ]
- <34>SBC29530 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2009. Information from 2007 Historic England aerial photos.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 90202 07358 (244m by 228m) |
|---|---|
| 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
