Monument record 0186400000 - GRAVELLY GROUND
Summary
Possible Neolithic to Bronze Age ring-ditch recorded on aerial photographs
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Cropmarks of undated enclosure and late prehistoric ring ditch (DBC8828)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0011 m
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
POSSIBLE RING DITCH VISIBLE ON A/P'S. PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (NMR METHOD) (SEE ALSO CASS 01872) (B1).
A possible Bronze Age ring ditch is visible on historic aerial photographs as cropmarks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 15 metres from the SW corner of Galleylane Spinney and centred at SP 88665 32112, two arcs of an incomplete circular ditch up to 3 metres wide encloses an internal area about 8 metres in diameter (2-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC9945 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. PLOT OF NMR AP'S JULY 1969. Yes.
- <2>SBC18505 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 05-AUG-1969. NMR 149/130 05-AUG-1969. SP\886321.
- <3>SBC18507 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 05-AUG-1969. NMR 149/131 05-AUG-1969. SP\886321.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 88658 32114 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT BRICKHILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC1191)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Oct 23 2023 9:05AM
