Monument record 0434702000 - Area 6, Norbury Solar Farm

Summary

Medieval or post-medieval boundary ditch found in geophysical survey and evaluation trial trenching

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Geophysical survey carried by Magnitude Survey in June and September 2024 in advance of a proposed solar farm development, identified a curving NE-SW negative linear anomaly in Area 6, shown as part of the boundary of Whaddon Chase in the 1813 OS surveyor's draft drawing (B2).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by Oxford Archaeology in October and November 2024 revealed the boundary ditch in Trenches 18 and 19. The ditch (unexcavated in Trench 19) was 3.1m wide and 0.54m deep with gently sloping sides and a flat base and two sandy clay and silty clay fills. The main (upper) fill produced occasional flecks of charcoal, fragments of possible Roman tile, and small fragments of fired clay. See report for detail (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC27290 Unpublished document: RPS Group. 2020. Norbury Solar PV Farm, Nr Little Horwood: Heritage Statement.
  • <2>SBC27291 Unpublished document: Magnitude Surveys. 2024. Geophysical Survey Report: Land East of Mursley Road, Little Horwood.
  • <3>XYSBC27293 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2025. Lane East of Mursley Road, Norbury Farm, Little Horwood: Archaeological Evaluation Report for trial trenching of Geophysical Survey Areas 1, 2, 4 and 6. [Mapped feature: #51114 NGR calculated from detailed trench plan, ]

Location

Grid reference SP 8055 3010 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Neolithic to 5th Century Roman - 4000 BC? to 409 AD?)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching of land at Norbury Farm, Mursley Road (Ref: XBUNFH24) (EBC18728)
  • Event - Survey: Geophysical survey of land at Norbury Farm, Mursley Road (Ref: MSSP1787) (EBC18726)

Record last edited

Apr 23 2025 9:33AM

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