Monument record 0209903000 - NORTH OF DORNEY REACH

Summary

Oval ditch, possibly a prehistoric long barrow, seen in aerial photographs north of Dorney Reach and confirmed by geophysical survey.

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Planning Notification Area: Cropmarks of probable Neolithic barrow and associated features, confirmed by geophysical survey

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Type and Period (2)

LONG BARROW? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
OVAL BARROW (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC? to 2701 BC?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0020 m Width 0012
Plan Form - OVAL
OVAL ENCLOSURE WITH ENTRANCE & INTERNAL PITS (B1).
OVAL ENCLOSURE WITH 3 PITS WITHIN IT (PROBABLY A NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW)(B4-5).
PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (B3-4).
Geophysical surveys confirmed the aerial photographic evidence with an oval ditch approx 2m-2.5m wide and four internal pit-like anomalies, two of which form a pair at the centre of the barrow, whilst the most northerly is probably from a modern goal post. The barrow is approx 20m X 12.5m and aligned NNE-SSW. Interpreted as a middle Neolithic oval barrow with possible mortuary structure (B7).
A watching brief carried out by ASC in March 2010 close to the position of the barrow recorded no archaeological finds or features, and noted previous truncation of the area and a lack of subsoil across the site (B8).

Sources (18)

---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>SBC5573 Bibliographic reference: GATES T 1975 MIDDLE THAMES VALLEY 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SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986.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.
<7>SBC23405 Article in serial: Hugo Lamdin-Whymark and Darko Maricevic. 2009. 'On the survey of a Neolithic oval barrow at Dorney Reach', in Recs of Bucks 49 pp1-7. Vol 49.
<8>SBC23667 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2010. Watching Brief: Trumpers Field, Meadow Way, Dorney Reach.

Location

Grid reference	SU 91589 79546 (point)
Civil Parish	TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: NORTH OF DORNEY REACH (Monument) (0209900000)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC11902)
Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC17275)
Event - Intervention: Watching brief: Trumpers Field, Meadow Way, Dorney Reach (Ref: ASC/1258/DRT/2) (EBC17302)

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Jul 15 2021 11:34AM