Find Spot record 0023900001 - THORNEY FARM
Summary
230 sherds of Early Iron Age pottery recorded in Thorney Farm gravel pit
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
AT LEAST 230 SHERDS OF EARLY IRON AGE (IRON AGE A). PITS 2 & 4 HAVE IA & RB POTTERY, SUGGESTING REDEPOSITION IN ROMAN TIMES OF EARLIER MATERIAL. BOTH COARSE & FINE WARES, MANY PARALLELED AT CHINNOR & BLEDLOW SITES (FURTHER DESCRIPTION, CATALOGUE & ILLUS) (B1)
Some potsherds of iron age A type were found in the area of cropmarks at Thorney, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Some of these were collected from a ditch presumably no later than the iron age. They were probably from the ring ditch at TQ 0409 7960 (B5)
Sources (6)
- ---SBC18014 Aerial Photograph: FAS 1593/084. TQ\044796. Yes.
- <1>SBC3459 Bibliographic reference: DENINGTON R F & GALLANT L 1964 THE IRON AGE POTTER Y FROM THORNEY FARM,IVER,IN RECSOFBUCKS17PP240-25.
- <2>SBC8514 Bibliographic reference: MIDDLE THAMES ARCH & HIST SOC NEWSLETTER 1962 1(2) P11; (7) PP11-13.
- <3>SBC1524 Bibliographic reference: BCM LOANS REGISTER (& SEE NOTES ETC FILED).
- <4>SBC12090 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R FROM NMR A/P,JUNE 1980 (COPY AT BCM).
- <5>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 8.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 04400 79600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12424)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14273)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2009 12:59PM
