Monument record 0020200000 - GREAT HORWOOD: Roman camps
Summary
Two camps or entrenched positions were known on the common before it was enclosed and after enclosure Roman artefacts came up with the first ploughing in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- ENCLOSURE? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
2 ENCAMPMENTS OR ENTRENCHED POSITIONS ON THE COMMON CALLED THE ROUND CASTLE AND THE LONG CASTLE, WHERE ROMAN COINS & CINERARY URNS FOUND (3). NB: COMMONLAND IS TO N OF BLETCHLEY-BUCKINGHAM ROAD, AS ON ENCLOSURE MAPS, AND NOT AS SHOWN ON OS MAPS (4) . NGR TO APPROX AREA. COINS OF AURELIAN, PHILLIPUS & DIOCLETIAN FOUND and FRAGMENTS OF ROMAN POTTERY, FOUND ON THE COMMON (AT/NEAR THE CAMPS?) ON THE FIRST TURNING OF THE SOIL AFTER ENCLOSURE (1843). EXHIBITED 1860/62? (1-2).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC2579 Bibliographic reference: CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM OF ARTICLES-- NEWPORT PAGN ELL (1860) NO 19.
- <2>SBC2578 Bibliographic reference: CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM OF ARTICLES-- AYLESBURY 18.
- <3>SBC6111 Bibliographic reference: HARRIS J 1907(USA) GREAT HORWOOD, BUCKS, ENGLAND ( COPY IN BUCKS COLLECTION, COUNTY LIBRARY).
- <4>SBC2142 Verbal communication: BULL EJ 1974 PERS COMM.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 76998 32484 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- COIN (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13771)
Record last edited
Jul 27 2004 10:08AM
