Find Spot record 0254600000 - NGP 154

Summary

Roman pottery found in stripping for gas pipeline

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Roman settlement site suggested by features and finds along gas pipeline (DBC8960)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

4 RIMS, 17 SHERDS, 24 OTHERS INCLUDING SOME RB FOUND C.350M NW OF LOWER BLACKGROVE WHEN TOPSOIL REMOVED PRIOR TO LAYING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. FURTHER MATERIAL COLLECTED FROM TOPSOIL. NO FEATURES OBSERVED. FINDS: 1 BEADED MORTARIUM RIM, C3?, 1 RB RIM , 6 SHERDS (BAGGED WITH ORIGINAL FINDS) (B2).

A scatter of Romano-British pottery was found during pipeline construction between SP755190 and SP756190 (B3).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC3032 Bibliographic reference: CMAG AND M.E.FARLEY,DEC.1976.
  • <2>SBC3035 Bibliographic reference: CMAG AND M.E.FARLEY,OCT.1977.
  • <3>SBC28575 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1977. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 20, part 3, pp478-491. Vol 20, part 3. p486.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7559 1904 (190m by 60m)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MORTARIUM (3rd Century - 200 AD to 299 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11295)

Record last edited

Jul 13 2026 11:00AM

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