Monument record 0197100000 - BRIGHTMOOR FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (5)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- DITCH (2nd Century to 4th Century - 100 AD to 399 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH? (2nd Century to 4th Century - 100 AD to 399 AD)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
Description
Dimensions - Length 8000cm, Width 600cm, Height 20cm.
Plan Form - Linear.
LENGTH OF AGGER, DESCRIBED AS A PACKED STONE CAMBERED ROAD FOUND C1964 (B1).
EXCAVATION, INVOLVING A SECTION THROUGH THE AGGER, CARRIED OUT AUG 1977 (BRIEF REPORT ON CAS FILE) (B3).
POSSIBLY VIATORES ROAD 162 (B2).
LOCATED C250M W OF BRIGHTMOOR FARM (B1). SEE ALSO CASS 02034.
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by John Moore Heritage Services in May 2025 in advance of demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new house, revealed a section of the Roman road surface and a single shallow undated pit in Trench 1. Trench 2 contained 3 large Roman ditches and intercutting gullies, oriented on broadly the same alignment as the Roman road and interpreted as field boundary ditches. Late 2nd to late 4th century Roman pottery, slag fragments, animal bone and a possible quern stone fragment were recovered. See report for detail (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC10548 Unpublished document: 1974. OS FIELD INVESTIGATION BY AO/SE APRIL 1974 (INCLUDING ORAL INFORMATION BY MR F C HAMP, THE FINDER).
- <2>SBC16285 Bibliographic reference: VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN SE MIDLANDS PP306-9, 373.
- <3>XYSBC7943 Bibliographic reference: LLOYD J 1977(29 JULY) LETTER TO MEF; &SEE LEWIS S & LLOYD J 1977(NOV) BRIGHTMOOR FARM EXCAVATIONS IN. [Mapped feature: #51282 Approx NGR from Ted Bull's sketch map, ]
- <4>XYSBC27673 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2025. Archaeological Evaluation at Brightmoor Farm, Adstock Road, Thornborough. [Mapped feature: #51283 NGR to Roman road surface in Trench 1, ]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7345 3180 (13m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (4)
- SHERD (2nd Century to 4th Century - 100 AD to 399 AD)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (2nd Century to 4th Century - 100 AD to 399 AD)
- QUERN (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD? to 299 AD?)
- SLAG (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD? to 299 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find during digging of cesspit (EBC18756)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trench evaluation at Brightmoor Farm (Ref: THAR 25) (EBC18757)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trench excavation south of Brightmoor Farm (EBC18755)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2025 6:34PM
