Monument record 0175900000 - 107,LATIMER ROAD
Summary
Possible Roman cemetery disturbed in building works on Latimer Road - The remains of a disturbed Romano British Burial consisting of a flask and human bones were found opposite Weirhouse Mill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Fragmentary human bones including two or three scraps of skull and a large portion of a small Romano-British flask (02:000) POTTERY (03:000) ALSO FOUND NEARBY. The flask cannot be dated precisely from its surviving portion and as both flask and bones were discovered on the spoil heap cannot be absolutely certain that they were originally associated. It seems likely, however, that they represent a Romano-British burial. PERHAPS A SMALL CEMETERY ATTACHED TO SETTLEMENT SITE. SITE IS OPPOSITE WEIRHOUSE MILL at SP 974005 (B1-2).
According to D Humphreys (b6) the remains were found scattered in transported spoil, and their precise findspot within the housing estate centred SP 974003 is not known (B5).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC1353 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 1759..
- <2>SBC1815 Article in serial: BRANIGAN 1967. DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RB OCCUPATION IN THE CHESS VALLEY. RECS OF BUCKS 18..
- <3>SBC1833 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1967. 'ROMANO-BRITISH RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE WESTERN CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 124 P155. Vol 124.
- <4>SBC15127 Bibliographic reference: M Todd (Ed). 1978. STUDIES IN THE ROMANO-BRITISH VILLA P57.
- <5>SBC28274 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 09-OCT-74.
- <6>SBC29330 Verbal communication: D Humphreys. Comments from D Humphreys, Chess Valley Archaeological Society.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 97400 00500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13302)
Record last edited
Mar 9 2026 11:33AM
