Monument record 0014016000 - GRIM'S DITCH, LANES END
Summary
Iron Age or Saxon linear earthwork at Lane's End
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
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Type and Period (2)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Iron Age to Saxon - 700 BC? to 1065 AD?)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Saxon - 700 BC? to 1065 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 50m.
Plan Form - Linear.
Short length in a hedge. In 1960 there was a substantial ditch & the field on the N side was slightly raised. By 1983 the ditch had been filled in & was under the lawn of Jadewood. Bank stands c.2m in height & is wooded. Garage built over site of ditch end (B1-2).
Sscheduled. SAM 35342/02 (B2).
The excavation work proved the location, depth and width of Grim's Ditch which was shown to be 1.76m deep and 4m - 4.40m wide. The lower fills recorded early collapse or wash in, followed by a re-cut and then a gradual clay fill occuring during rainwater collection. The upper most fills are 19th and 20th century respectively (B31).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p21.
- <2>SBC13994 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: NO.35342.
- <16>XYSBC19564 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. An Archaeological and Management Survey of Grim's Ditch, Buckinghamshire. [Mapped feature: #46101 ]
- <31>SBC24632 Unpublished document: Chiltern Archaeology. 2015. Mount Pleasant, Taylors Lane, St Leonards, Bucks, HP23 6LQ: Archaeological evaluation.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 90397 07530 (125m by 112m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation of land north of Taylors Lane (EBC17746)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 2:42PM
