Monument record 0186600000 - S OF COLDMOREHAM HOUSE

Summary

Roman artefacts found in fieldwalking, metal-detecting and excavation on the line of the Amersham by-pass

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Roman villa site, partly excavated in advance of road construction (DBC9218)

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Type and Period (1)

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

FOUND BY B STAINTON, D HUMPHRIES, S CAUVAIN, MEF. FINDS INCLUDE FLAKE, 1 MED RIM, 2 FRAGS TEGULAE, 12 RB SHERDS (00:001-2)(B1).
SUBSEQUENT METAL DETECTING FINDS 5 BRONZE BOWLS, 1 DISH, SCEPTRE-HEAD (01:001-007).
FURTHER DETECTING FINDS 2ND SCEPTRE-HEAD (B3-4).
BYPASS BUILDING: FURTHER FINDS (02:000).
Evaluation by AS&C in April 2003 at West Lodge found only redeposited Romano-British building material (chalk blocks and brick/tile fragments) possibly disturbed during C19 or C20 building works (B9).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC4920 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E 1982 (SEE ENVELOPE FILE).
  • <2>SBC1032 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 80.74.
  • <3>SBC8479 Bibliographic reference: MELLING P & FARLEY M E 1982 (& SEE FARLEY M, HENIG M & TAYLOR J W 1988 HOARD OF LATE ROMAN BRONZE B.
  • <4>SBC9338 Bibliographic reference: MR P MELLING, S.BUCKS METAL DETECTOR CLUB AND M E FARLEY, SPRING 1986.
  • <5>SBC6348 Bibliographic reference: HENIG M 1984 RELIGION IN ROMAN BRITAIN PP138-139.
  • <6>SBC8075 Bibliographic reference: M E FARLEY, MAY 1986 (AND SEE CAS ENVELOPE FILE 1866).
  • <7>SBC9481 Graphic material: MRS B A STAINTON (CVAHS) JUNE 1982 (SEE DRAWING IN CAS ENV.
  • <8>SBC17116 Article in serial: P A Yeoman and I J Stewart. 1992. 'A ROMANO-BRITISH VILLA ESTATE AT MANTLES GREEN, AMERSHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 34. Vol 34. pp107-182.
  • <9>SBC20694 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2003. Archaeological Evaluation: West Lodge, Shardeloes Estate, Amersham.
  • <10>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 9483 9768 (230m by 280m)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10371)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10374)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14566)
  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: WLA03) (EBC16415)

Record last edited

Jul 15 2021 5:50PM

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