Monument record 0186602000 - LINE OF AMERSHAM BY-PASS

Summary

Roman corn-drying kiln found in excavation on the line of the Amersham bypass

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Type and Period (1)

CORN DRYING KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

TURF/TOPSOIL STRIPPING REVEALED VARIOUS FEATURES INCLUDING CORN DRIER, COMPOSED OF CRUSHED CHALK, BEDDED FLINTS WITH SOME TILE LAID FLAT (FURTHER DETAILS IN FILE)(B6,8).

Sources (8)

<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.

Location

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