Monument record 0022200000 - C.500M SW OF HITCHAMBURY

Summary

Two possible Neolithic to Bronze Age ring-ditches seen on an aerial photograph near Hitchambury

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Cropmarks of two possible ring ditches (DBC9317)

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Type and Period (1)

  • RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 22m.
Plan Form - Circular.
2 possible ring ditches, in grass so could be natural. Plotted at 1:2500 (paper-strip method)(B1).
No trace of circular cropmarks on ground, a level area of rough grass. Marks visible on St Joseph AP are indefinite. Could be natural or horse gallops; field has been used to graze horses. Each mark c.45m diameter (B2).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC17922 Aerial Photograph: 14/06/56. CUC TH 86. SU\908829. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17923 Aerial Photograph: 14/06/56. CUC TH 87. SU\908829. Yes. Yes.
  • <1>SBC2290 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ST JOSEPH APs TH86-87, AP PLOT FILED.
  • <2>SBC11306 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS RECORD CARD, AUGUST 1974, FILED.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 9094 8282 (80m by 100m)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC18707)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 4:48PM

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