Monument record 0211402000 - Marsh Lane East Site 2: ring ditch
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Bronze Age barrows excavated in advance of flood allevation scheme
Map
Type and Period (2)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0009 m
Plan Form - ANNULAR
RING DITCH, PROBABLY PLOUGHED-OUT ROUND BARROW. VISIBLE ON AP AS CROPMARK, NO TRACE ON GROUND IN A FIELD OF CROP. NO FINDS MADE DURING PLOUGHING OR PERAMBULATION (B1-5).
PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (B3-4).
The area excavation undertaken by Oxford Archaeology investigated both ring ditches and found that the northernmost of the two ring-ditches had a rounded profile and was 1.05m deep. The fill contained Middle Bronze Age pottery. A central feature contained a collared urn of Early Bronze Age date containing the cremation of an adult male. The upper fills of both ring-ditches contained residual Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age pottery. Two small pits were located within the vicinity of the ring-ditches and contained Middle and Late Bronze Age pottery (B11).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC17938 Aerial Photograph: 17/06/57. CUC VF 56. SU\922801. Yes. Yes.
- <1>SBC10692 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD OS 98 SW 50 (FILED).
- <2>SBC5575 Bibliographic reference: GATES T 1975 MIDDLE THAMES VALLEY P47..
- <3>SBC3478 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT AT 1:2500 (PAPER STRIP METHOD)(FILED).
- <4>SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
- <5>SBC2474 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 2114.
- <11>SBC20153 Article in serial: Stuart Foreman. 1998. Excavations in advanceof the Environment Agency Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Eleviation Scheme. SMA 28, 1998. pp26-30.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92102 79994 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC1189)
- Event - Intervention: Investigations for Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (EBC16358)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 11:07AM
