Monument record 0211403000 - Marsh Lane East Site 2: field boundaries
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (6)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE? (Undated)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- SETTLEMENT? (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
Description
Plan Form - RECTILINEAR
IRREGULAR LINEAR MARKS VISIBLE AS CROPMARKS ON AP. MAYBE FRAGMENTARY PARTS OF ENCLOSURES OR FIELD SYSTEM. SITE PARTLY DESTROYED TO SOUTH BY M4, WITHOUT INVESTIGATION, IN 1970 (B2-5).
CROPMARKS PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (B3-4).
Cropmark remains of a large rectangular ditched enclosure with internal pits and hints of further ditch elements to the south. This is probably of Iron Age or Roman in date and is visible on aerial photographs. It is aligned on and lies adjacent to a straight double-ditched trackway (Monument number: 1233869)[CAS 0211405000] which extends NE-SW across the field (19).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (18).
Sources (8)
- ---SBC28635 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. Historic England 2010 oblique aerial photo NMR 27234_018. No.
- <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SBC10692 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator.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SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986.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SBC2474 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 02114.
- <18>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <19>SBC28634 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92192 79899 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC1189)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11 (EBC18817)
- Event - Intervention: Investigations for Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (Ref: MWE90) (EBC16358)
Record last edited
Dec 11 2025 7:44PM
