Monument record 0193201000 - TEMPLE & BOURBON STREETS

Summary

Tenth century ditch recorded in excavation on Temple and Bourbon Streets

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCH (10th Century - 900 AD? to 999 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 1550 cm Width 0530 Height 0260
Plan Form - LINEAR
DITCH 1 RAN ALONG THE ENTIRE BOURBON ST SIDE OF THE SITE. ?JOINED DITCH 2 UNDER BOURBON ST, TO SW? ( PLAN BI04 P392). MUCH DESTROYED BY CELLARING & CON TRACTOR'S OPERATIONS. SPARSE POTTERY IN FILL- NONE LATER THAN C10? 1ST CONCRETE EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE S IN AYLESBURY?(DISCUSSION BI04)P433-6.SEE CASS352

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p36.
  • <2>SBC8395 Verbal communication: MEF 1973 (MARCH) PERS COMM.
  • <3>SBC8326 Bibliographic reference: MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY 1974 18 PP198-9.
  • <4>SBC5182 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1973-4. 'AYLESBURY - A DEFENDED TOWN?', IN RECS OF BUCKS 19 PP429-448.
  • <5>SBC10648 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
  • <6>SBC3590 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.

Location

Grid reference SP 81866 13727 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC10471)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 5:15PM

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