Monument record 0414600000 - LOWER ICKNIELD WAY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Halton Hall medieval to post medieval manor and designed park earthworks (DBC7786)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY? (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
Plan Form - LINEAR
COURSE OF PREHISTORIC & ROMAN ROAD PASSING THROUGH BUCKS. LOWER ICKNIELD WAY, LEWKNOR-ASTON CLINTON, 13.5 MILES (VIATORES ROAD 168B). RAF STATION AT HALTON HAS OBLITERATED LAST 2.5 MILES INTO ASTON CLINTON (B1).
1 OF BRITAIN'S MOST IMPORTANT TRACKWAYS, PART OF IT ROMANISED (DESC)(B2).
NGR'S FROM ABOVE (B3).
Existence of the Icknield Way as a long-distance Prehistoric routeway suggested to be a creation of medieval chroniclers, mythologised by later writers (B4).
Course of the Roman road at Aston Clinton found in evaluation and subsequent excavation at Stablebridge Road [see CASS 07686]. Pottery finds from the flanking double ditches suggest construction in the late 1st century AD, with the ditches silting up relatively early but with the road itself possibly continuing in use to the 7th century (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC16287 Bibliographic reference: 1964. VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN THE S E MIDLANDS,PP. 55-56 & MAPS PP396-398.
- <2>SBC8166 Bibliographic reference: MARGARY I D 1973 ROMAN ROADS IN BRITAIN, 3RD ED. PP182-183.
- <3>SBC46 Bibliographic reference: A R PIKE FEB 1978 & G E SCRIMGEOUR MARCH 1988.
- <4>SBC22157 Article in serial: Sarah Harrison. 2003. 'The Icknield Way: Some Queries', in Archaeological Journal 160. Vol 160.
- <5>SBC22846 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2007. An Archaeological Watching Brief of the Nash Lee Rising Main, Terrick, Buckinghamshire.
- <6>SBC24961 Unpublished document: University of Leicester Archaeological Services. 2017. Uncovering the Lower Icknield Way: An Archaeological Excavation at Stablebridge Road, Aston Clinton.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8301 0705 (12120m by 9360m) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE KIMBLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HALTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 13 2019 8:24AM
