Monument record 0408902000 - NE OF LOWER FARM, UPTON Late Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement

Summary

Various Late Iron Age, Roman and medieval finds from metal detecting survey

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SHINE: Upton deserted medieval village earthworks with manor site, fishponds and associated ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks (DBC7422)

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ARTEFACT SCATTER (ASSEMBLAGE, 1st Century Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

FINDS OF LATE IRON AGE TO ROMANO-BRITISH DATE FOUND BY TOM CLARK IN 1994-1995 WHILST METAL-DETECTING AND CARRYING OUT MINI-EXCAVATIONS AT UPTON. FINDS MOSTLY FROM AN AREA CENTRED ON NGR (7, 8).
Aerial photographs taken in 1996 reveal additional earthworks. (10)
The field had been divided into smaller areas by Mr Clark and the archive letters, notes and photographs give an indication of the variety of pottery and metal finds that were made. The finds included sherds from Romano-British Oxford Mortarium and buckles, rings, weights and a clasp. Buckingham County Museum reference N1363 (11).

Sources (12)

---SBC18893 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 40.4070. SP\771118. Yes.
<1>SBC7583 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 2 P156.
<2>SBC15343 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 2 P276-277.
<3>SBC163 Aerial Photograph: AERIAL PHOTO.
<4>SBC11904 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) 18 NOV 1977 FIELD VISIT.
<5>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
<6>SBC2962 Bibliographic reference: CLARK T H & BABB L M C (BCM) JANUARY 1994.
<7>SBC2974 Bibliographic reference: CLARK T H, BABB L M C & FARLEY M E (BCM) JUNE-JULY 1994 (SEE NOTES & CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR KING,.
<8>SBC2965 Bibliographic reference: CLARK T H & FARLEY M E (BCM) FEBRUARY 1995 (BCM ENTRY FORM NUMBER 1605) (SEE NOTES ETC, FILED).
<9>SBC2966 Verbal communication: 1995. CLARK T H & FARLEY M E (BCM) MARCH 1995.
<10>SBC19883 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley. 1996. A25/27/13 - Blommer and Upton. SP7730 1100. Yes.
<11>SBC19888 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum and T Clark. 1994-5. Correspondence regarding the identification of finds from field to the east of Lower Farm, Upton.

Location

Grid reference	SP 77410 11530 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish	DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Intervention: Metal detecting (EBC10327)
Event - Intervention: Metal detecting (EBC15757)

Record last edited

Feb 8 2018 11:49AM