Monument record 0017701000 - THORNBOROUGH BRIDGE

Summary

Possibly prehistoric trackway, continuing in use to the Roman period, found in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • TRACKWAY (Early Neolithic to 5th Century Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)

Description

Plan Form - LINEAR
HOLLOW TRACKWAY (FEATURE 1) RUNNING EW. AVERAGE WIDTH 10M. SURFACE PARTLY OF CRUDE GRAVEL & LIMESTONE METALLING. GULLY CUT INTO ITS SURFACE CONTAINED NATIVE BRITISH POTTERY OF 1ST HALF C1 AD. AN ESTABLISHED RIVER CROSSING AT TIME OF ROMAN CONQUEST; DATE OF LAST USE UNKNOWN. NGR TO SITE CENTRE (B5).

Sources (1)

  • <5>SBC6831 Article in serial: A E Johnson. 1975. 'EXCAVATIONS AT BOURTON GROUNDS, THORNBOROUGH, 1972-3', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP3-56. Vol 20.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7294 3316 (260m by 30m)
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC14440)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC1449)
  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC10742)

Record last edited

Dec 18 2017 5:36PM

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