AROUND SITE OF WINDMILL, LONG CRENDON.
Location/Address
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Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Cropmarks of Iron Age hillfort ditches seen on aerial photographs and confirmed by geophysical survey and evaluation trial trenching
Cropmarks of a pair of curving ditches, possibly hillfort ditches, seen on vertical air photographs (B1).
Geophysical survey by GSB in July 2015 identified anomalies interpreted as three concentric segmented hillfort ditches at the northern corner of the field. Localised strong magnetc responses suggest the presence of burnt material associated with the central ditch, possibly a burnt-down timber entrance gateway. See report for detail (B2).
Evaluation trial trenching by Cotswold Archaeology in August 2015 confirmed the presence of the hillfort ditches, with late Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery and animal bone recovered from the lower ditch fills. Possible traces of a ploughed out bank were also found and ditches and pits suggesting interior features. See report for detail (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Cropmarks of Iron Age hillfort ditches seen on aerial photographs and confirmed by geophysical survey and evaluation trial trenching
Date Listed
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