Monument record 0688502000 - Quarry site W of The Lea, Denham
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman cemetery and field system partly excavated in advance of quarrying (DBC9950)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman settlement site partly excavated in advance of quarrying (DBC9949)
- SHINE: Roman settlement remains found by geophysics and evaluation trial trenching, W of The Lea quarry (DBC8203)
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Type and Period (8)
- CREMATION BURIAL? (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 1001 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- PIT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- POST HOLE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- GULLY (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Description
2 early-middle Bronze Age ring ditches, one about 12m in diameter with a ditch 0.48-0.7m wide and 0.43m-0.6m deep was only partly excavated; the other more oval 6.4m X 5.6m, with a ditch 0.35-0.8m wide and 0.02m-0.9m deep. The heavily truncated remains of 6 possible cremation pits, only 1 of which had cremated bone and 3 had charcoal surviving in the fills, were recovered from the smaller, oval ring ditch. A gully recorded on the haul road contained 2 small sherds of Beaker pottery.
A series of 4 or 5 small rectangular ditched fields or paddocks, aligned NW-SE and measuring 110-130m long and 45-50m wide, some with possible entrances and an associated gully and row of 5 postholes which may have been a fence-line. 8 isolated pits and 1 posthole were also identified in excavations. See report for detail (B2).
Sources (1)
- <2>XYSBC25072 Monograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2018. Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon Burials and occupation on land to the west of the Lea, Denham, Buckinghamshire. [Mapped feature: #53020 NGR to larger ring ditch, ]
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 0496 8594 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- SHERD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation of land to the west of The Lea, Denham (Ref: DHM00) (EBC16311)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of land to the west of The Lea, Denham (Ref: DHM01-DHM10) (EBC18946)
Record last edited
Aug 16 2026 6:25PM
