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Axes sold on ebay to be given to Aylesbury Museum [One to sigh and shake your head at] Rare bronze-age treasures were sold on eBay for £205, a coroner heard yesterday. Five bids were made and the axe heads were shipped over to Dutch collector Jeroen Zuiderwijk, who paid just a fraction of their real value... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 23rd December 2005ce Edited 17th February 2006ce

New Buckinghamshire Fort Unearthed From the BBC News site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3651467.stm Archaeologists believe they have unearthed an ancient fortified settlement at a hilltop paddock in Buckinghamshire... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 23rd April 2004ce Edited 17th February 2006ce

Countryside Agency to repair Bucks section of Ridgeway? By James Young - Bucks Free Press A bumpy ride for cyclists, horse riders and walkers could soon be over as plans to improve one of Britain's oldest road gather pace. The Ridgeway National Trail, which runs through Princes Risborough, has been damaged in recent months by rain and illegal vehicles driving along it... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 12th March 2003ce Edited 15th February 2006ce

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Chiltern Open Air Museum has a reconstructed Iron Age house, amongst other things ... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by RiotGibbon 31st August 2001ce Edited 15th February 2006ce

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Posted by RiotGibbon 31st August 2001ce Edited 15th February 2006ce

Seven Ways Plain (Hillfort) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by Emma A 19th October 2012ce

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City of London Guide to Burnham Beeches Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Emma A 19th October 2012ce

Seven Ways Plain (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

I can't believe this site isn't already on TMA as it is so easily accessible, in a beautiful place and it's easy to see the remaining parts of it. In Burnham Beeches, an ancient woodland full of huge, gnarly, old beech and oak pollards, the hill fort has been quite badly damaged due to quarrying and WWII vehicle activity. The banks and ditches are clear to see where they remain. Beware that this part of the wood is grazed - I saw some very pretty cows, some ponies and a tiny deer (muntjac or Chinese water deer)! I didn't go there specifically to see this site - the forest alone is worth a visit (especially if you're into large, ancient trees) and the hillfort is an added bonus! The forest feels bigger than it is, I think because you can't see out of it. Free parking in the week. I expect it gets very busy at weekends. Definitely worth the trip though! Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Emma A 19th October 2012ce

Seven Ways Plain (Hillfort) — Images

Posted by Emma A 19th October 2012ce

Norbury (Padbury) (Hillfort) — Miscellaneous

Details of site on Pastscape A slight univallate hillfort located on the south western outskirts of the village of Padbury. The hillfort stands on a slight plateau bounded on the north western side by a meander of the Padbury Brook. The hillfort's perimeter can be traced across the pasture to the south, where it forms an oval circuit measuring some 200 metres from north to south and 250 metres from east to west. The boundary earthworks are thought to have been designed to enhance the natural topography and to have included an inner bank surrounded by an external ditch, except on the north western side where a single outward scarp faces the brook. The ditch has largely been infilled, although one section, measuring some 8 metres to 12 metres in width and 0.8 metres deep, remains visible around the northern part of the boundary. The bank can still be traced on the eastern side of the perimeter, where it measures about 10 metres in width and 0.4 metres high. The bank is known to have stood up to 1 metre in height around the south western side, although it was pushed into the ditch in the 1940s when the interior was briefly cultivated. The boundary on this side is now marked by a pronounced scarp which descends some 1.8 metres towards the line of the infilled ditch. The south eastern quarter of the ramparts, together with a small area of the interior, was completely destroyed by a 19th century clay quarry and brickworks (now abandoned). There is no visible evidence of habitation within the interior of the hillfort, which is generally level apart from a slight slope towards the brook. The name 'Norbury' was first recorded on a map of the All Soul's College Estates dated 1591, and is believed to derive from the old English terms 'noro', meaning north, and 'burgh', meaning a stronghold or fortified place. Evidently, the site remained notable for its defences long after its abandonment. Scheduled. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Chance 16th October 2012ce

Stone Barrow (Round Barrow(s)) — Miscellaneous

Details of site on Pastscape In a copse by the side of the road on the line of the County Boundary, there is a barrow which may be identified as the 'Stone Barrow' of an early Saxon Charter. On the opposite side of the road is an old pond known as the 'King's Watering Place'. (1) The shapeless remains of an artificial earthen mound in a prominent ridge top position. Mutilated by tree growth, spread and modern fencing, it appears that the north side was destroyed by, and thus it predated, the road running E-W. A natural rise in the ground exaggerates its appearance. There is no further information on the pond known as 'The King's Watering Place'. It is possibly that at SU 74558855. (2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE TEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( 1) Field Investigators Comments F1 AC 03-MAY-1960 ( 1a) General reference Oral: Major S Stoner, Stonor Hall ( 2) Field Investigators Comments F2 JRL 24-JUL-74 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Chance 8th March 2012ce