Monument record 0223600000 - MARLOW
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmark of Prehistoric ring ditch, confirmed by geophysical survey (DBC9300)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RING DITCH? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
SINGLE CIRCLE (PLOTTED) (B1).
POSSIBLE RING DITCH VISIBLE ON A/P'S. IT IS, HOWEVER, A SMALL CIRCLE ON GRASSLAND; OTHER SIMILAR MARKS SHOW ON PHOTOS. PERHAPS A FAIRY RING. NOT PLOTTED (B2).
Potential Bronze Age round barrow, seen as a cropmark. Morphological description: a subcircular enclosure, diameter 10m, defined by 1 ditch. Centred at:-SU 8441 8546 (Morph No. TG.502.1.1). Sketch plotted at 1:10,000. At the time of plotting, there were doubts about the validity of this site, suggesting that it may prove to be a fungus ring on more detailed examination (see the site record form for NGR SU 841 855 in the project archive for SU 88 NW) (B3).
A detailed gradiometer survey carried out by Wessex Archaeology successfully located numerous anomalies of archaeological interest. The most interesting of these are two concentric annular anomalies appearing to form part of a barrow cemetery with two ring ditches identified by the previous WA geophysical survey. Near the northeastern extent of the survey area a sub-annular anomaly some 12m in diameter is consistent with the response from a roundhouse (B4).
NRHE Input 1997, Update 1999 (B5).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC17977 Aerial Photograph: 09/07/57. CUC VP29. SU\841855. Yes.
- ---SBC18629 Aerial Photograph: 19/07/77. NMR SU8485/9/216. SU\842854. Yes.
- <1>SBC27458 Bibliographic reference: Timothy Gates. 1975. The Middle Thames Valley : An Archaeological Survey of the River Gravels. p44, Map 25.
- <2>SBC4730 Bibliographic reference: Mike Farley & Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. FARLEY M & ALLEN D 1979 (FROM CAMB.UNIV.& NMR A/P'S AT BCM).
- <3>SBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme. AF1030395.
- <4>SBC24221 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Land adjacent to Lower Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 84418 85457 (16m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC11915)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC11902)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey (EBC17519)
Record last edited
May 17 2026 2:05PM
