Monument record 0164700000 - OAKEN GROVE

Summary

Mound of uncertain date recorded in survey, seems to be later than Iron Age Grim's Ditch

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  • Ancient Monument 1021197: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 245M LONG SECTION IN OAKEN GROVE WITH TWO ASSOCIATED POST MILL MOUNDS, 235M SOUTH EAST OF BRIARY COTTAGES (DBC7211)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOUND (Late Neolithic to Medieval - 2500 BC? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0003 m Radius 0013
1 OF 2 LARGE TUMULI - EAST. NO DITCH ON SURFACE. RAMP TO W. HOLE IN CENTRE. SCHEDULED: SAM 35338 (B1). STANDING ON LINE OF GRIMS DITCH - APPEARS BANK POSSIBLY REMOVED TO BUILD MOUNDS (B2,3). 3 MEDIEVAL SHERDS DISCOVERED (B4). Single piece of tap slag found (BCM Accession 1996.133) (B11).

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC13962 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: SAM 35338.
  • <2>SBC2203 Article in serial: BURGESS B 1855 EARTHWORKS AT HAMPDEN IN RECSOFBUCKS"1PP138-139".
  • <3>SBC283 Bibliographic reference: ALLCROFT A HADRIAN 1908 EARTHWORK OF ENGLAND P513.
  • <4>SBC971 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1957.
  • <5>SBC12782 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP163-164.
  • <6>SBC13705 Bibliographic reference: RENN D F 1959 MOTTES:A CLASSIFICATION IN ANTIQUITY"33P16".
  • <7>SBC6676 Bibliographic reference: J F HEAD'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH D F RENN (FILED)..
  • <8>SBC4452 Bibliographic reference: DYER J F 1959 BARROWS OF THE CHILTERNS IN ARCH.JNL."116P16".
  • <9>SBC4437 Bibliographic reference: DUNNETT R JAN 1971 FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC5029 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E JAN 1981.
  • <11>SBC19395 Verbal communication: Thorn B. 1996. Pers comm Thorn B to Wise J.

Location

Grid reference SP 85550 02020 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14315)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC15905)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2018 11:43AM

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