Monument record 0210207000 - SOUTH OF BOVENEY VILLAGE Area 6: post-med ditches
Summary
Two post medieval linear ditches, the southern most cut across a ring ditch, excavated in advance of the construction of Eton Rowing Course
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Plan Form - CURVILINEAR
LINEAR FEATURE RUNNING E-W WHICH CROSSES RING DITCH 01:002. POSSIBLY GEOLOGICAL, OR A FIELD BOUNDARY OF FAIRLY RECENT ORIGIN (B5).
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 (known as Area 6). The SE barrow was cut through by a post medieval ditch (B12).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC17944 Aerial Photograph: 17/06/57. CUC VF 63. \. Yes.
- ---SBC17957 Aerial Photograph: 17/07/57. CUC VP 2. \. Yes.
- ---SBC18646 Aerial Photograph: 17/07/76. NMR SU9377/8/71. \. Yes.
- ---SBC18648 Aerial Photograph: 17/07/76. NMR SU9377/8/73. \. Yes.
- ---SBC18649 Aerial Photograph: NMR SU9377/9/95. \. Yes.
- ---SBC18650 Aerial Photograph: NMR SU9377/9/96. \. Yes.
- <5>SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9352 7742 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC1189)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC119)
- Event - Intervention: Eton College Rowing Course Project (EBC16357)
- Event - Intervention: Eton College Rowing Course Project (EBC18941)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking (EBC16354)
Record last edited
May 17 2026 3:11PM
