Monument record 0209902000 - NORTH OF DORNEY REACH

Summary

Possible Iron Age trackway seen in aerial photographs north of Dorney Reach

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • TRACKWAY? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • DITCH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 300m, Width 6m.
Plan Form - LINEAR
LONG LINEAR DOUBLE DITCHES, PROBABLY A TRACKWAY, TO EAST OF SETTLEMENT/FIELD SYSTEM. SHORTER LENGTH OF PARALLEL DITCHES RUNS WEST OF THIS FOR ABOUT 140M, ROUGHLY PARALLEL, BUT CROSSING MAIN TRACKWAY AT N END. N PART OF BOTH FEATURES DESTROYED BY M4 CONSTRUCTION (B1-5).
CROPMARKS PLOTTED AT 1:2,500 (B3-4).
Sketch plotted at 1:10,000 (B6).

Sources (16)

  • ---SBC17939 Aerial Photograph: 17/06/57. CUC VF 58. SU\915796. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17953 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 11. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC17954 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 13. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC17955 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 14. SU\914795. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17956 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 19. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC17958 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 20. SU\914796. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17959 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 21. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC17960 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 22. \. Yes.
  • ---SBC17961 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 23. SU\915796. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17962 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP 24. SU\915795. Yes. Yes.
  • <1>SBC27458 Bibliographic reference: Timothy Gates. 1975. The Middle Thames Valley : An Archaeological Survey of the River Gravels. p47.
  • <2>SBC11157 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 97 NW 48 (FILED).
  • <3>SBC3473 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT (FILED).
  • <4>SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
  • <5>SBC2470 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 2099..
  • <6>SBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 9155 7959 (40m by 300m)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC11902)

Record last edited

May 17 2026 2:56PM

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