Find Spot record 0175700000 - LEYHILL COMMON

Summary

Seventy fragments of fifteenth to sixteenth century pottery and tile wasters from pottery kilns on Leyhill Common

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval and post-medieval pottery, brick and tile production centre at Leyhill

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

SHERDS FOUND IN DIGGING HOLE FOR TELEGRAPH POLE (B1-2). NGR APPROX BUT NB 01:000 NEARBY. FINDS RE-EXAMINED: 50% OF FABRIC HEAVILY OVERFIRED MOST UNGLAZED. INCLUDES 5 DISTORTED OR 'BUBBLY' RIMS, 3 DISTORTED BODY & 3 BASE SHERDS, 3 FRAGS ROOF TILE. WHOLE SUGGESTS MANY WASTERS OF LEY HILL TYPE (B3).
Negative watching brief (informal) carried out in Summer 1998 during digging of house footings. 1-2m of made-up ground visible over natural clay (B6).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC13208 Bibliographic reference: REC.BUCKS 1966 18 P89.
  • <2>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <3>SBC7221 Bibliographic reference: LAMB G C & FARLEY M E OCT 1988 (SEE FURTHER DESCRI PTION FILED).
  • <4>SBC2804 Bibliographic reference: CHAFFEY J & WELLS M 1989 DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIEVAL & POST MEDIEVAL POTTERY IN THE LEY HILL AREA IN .
  • <5>SBC16487 Verbal communication: WELLS M PERS COMM MAY 1995.
  • <6>SBC19459 Unpublished document: Marion Wells. 1998. Note on informal watching brief.
  • <7>SBC20249 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2002. Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society 2002. pp10-11.

Location

Grid reference SP 99000 01900 (point)
Civil Parish LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • WASTER (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14342)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)
  • Event - Intervention: Informal watching brief (EBC15949)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 1:18PM

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