Monument record 0186602000 - LINE OF AMERSHAM BY-PASS

Summary

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

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,B8).

Sources (2)

  • <6>SBC8075 Bibliographic reference: M E FARLEY, MAY 1986 (AND SEE CAS ENVELOPE FILE 1866).
  • <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 pp107-182. Vol 34.

Location

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

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10803)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 1:41PM

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