Monument record 0014015000 - GRIM'S DITCH, SW OF LANE'S END
Summary
Possible Iron Age linear earthwork recorded in field survey
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1021200: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: TWO SECTIONS BETWEEN OAKEN GROVE AND LANES END
- Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Prehistoric linear boundary of Grims Ditch
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 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).
Sources (5)
- ---SBC18781 Aerial Photograph: 26/08/45. RAF 166.4018. SP\909078. Yes.
- <1>SBC12838 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 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XYSBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997.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 ]
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 (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC17664)
Record last edited
Mar 27 2023 4:11PM
