Monument record 0216102000 - CHINNOR HILL
Summary
Iron Age pits, postholes and hearths recorded in trial trenching
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- HEARTH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Description
TRIAL-TRENCHES RUNNING N-S & E-W ACROSS RIDGE SHOWED NO BOUNDARY DITCH & BANK. MAIN SITE HAD 2 TYPES OF PITS. A SMALL HEARTH, CONTAINING SOME POT, HAD BEEN SCOOPED OUT OF UPPER FILL OF 1 PIT. AREA OF INTERSECTING PITS, CUT INTO CHALK, REFILLED SHORTLY AFTER BEING DUG. MID C4-C1 BC (B2-5).
Sources (4)
- <2>SBC13740 Article in serial: K M Richardson & Alison Young. 1951. 'IRON AGE A SITE ON THE CHILTERNS', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 31 PP132-148 & PLS XVII-XIX. Vol 31.
- <3>SBC13236 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 15 1948-51 PP145-146, P279. Vol 15.
- <4>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp64,146.
- <5>SBC13883 Article in serial: C Saunders. 1971. 'PRE-BELGIC IRON AGE IN THE CENTRAL & WESTERN CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL127 P9FF. Vol 127.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 767 004 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching and small area excavation (Ref: BL) (EBC12277)
Record last edited
Nov 22 2024 10:56PM
