Monument record 0001603000 - OVERBURNTS, CHOLESBURY
Summary
Watching brief at Overburnts on Cholesbury Camp revealed an Iron Age bloomery or hearth with burnt flint and slag
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HEARTH (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BLOOMERY? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
WATCHING BRIEF DURING TOPSOIL STRIPPING & CUTTING OF SERVICE TRENCH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STABLE WITHIN HILLFORT RECORDED A WORKING SURFACE, 2 POSSIBLE HEARTHS & EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATED IRONWORKING, UNDATED BY FINDS BUT POSSIBLY IRON AGE? IN AREA ADJACENT TO KIMBALL'S TRENCH L (B14).
Sources (1)
- <14>SBC14650 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. A WATCHING BRIEF AT OVERBURNTS, CHOLESBURY HILLFORT.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 93090 07190 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SLAG (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC11605)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2015 3:15PM
