Monument record 0210204000 - SOUTH OF BOVENEY VILLAGE Area 6: ring ditch
Summary
Probable Bronze Age ring-ditch excavated in advance of the construction of Eton Rowing Course
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RING DITCH? (RING DITCH:ROUND BARROW?, Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0007 m
Plan Form - ANNULAR
RING DITCH VISIBLE ON MOST A/P'S, BUT RATHER INDISTINCT DUE TO GEOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE AREA. PROBABLY A PLOUGHED-OUT BRONZE AGE ROUND BARROW, BUT IRON AGE POTTERY FINDS, AS WELL AS EARLIER MATERIAL, MEAN THAT IT COULD BE AN IRON AGE HUT CIRCLE (5).
During the construction of the Eton College Rowing Lake and the Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor Flood Alleviation scheme, this site was evaluated and excavated by Oxford Archaeology (Area 6). Dug into the the silt covering the gravel, the ring ditch was found to be only 0.3m deep with a wide opening on the N side (B1).
Sources (10)
- ---SBC19097 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995. The Eton College Rowing Lake, Dorney, South Bucks..
- ---SBC19717 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1995. South Midlands Archaeology 25, 1995. No 25.
- ---SBC19846 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1998. South Midlands Archaeology 28, 1998. 28.
- ---SBC19988 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 1996. Eton College Rowing Lake, Dorney, South Buckinghamshire - Archaeological Evaluations 1995.
- ---SBC19989 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. The Eton College Rowing Lake, Dorney, South Buckinghamshire - Archaeological Evaluations 1995.
- ---SBC19997 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1996. South Midlands Archaeology 26, 1996.
- ---SBC21847 Aerial Photograph: RCHM (NMR). 1980. 1980 RCHM (NMR) Oblique AP. SU928778. Yes.
- ---SBC21854 Aerial Photograph: RCHM (NMR). 1980. 1980 RCHM (NMR) Oblique AP. SU928778. Yes.
- ---SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
- <1>SBC19770 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1997. South Midlands Archaeology 27, 1997. pp31.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 93556 77530 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC119)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC11913)
- Event - Intervention: Eton College Rowing Course Project (EBC16357)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking (EBC16354)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2022 11:16PM
