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Summary

U-shaped pit or ditch revealed during a trench evaluation on land to the north of Membury Court. The pit/ditch had a single homogenous fill containing a number of struck flint flakes including a scraper of probable Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Site of Iron Age and Roman enclosures, Roman villa, remains of a medieval chapel, a linhay part dating from the 14th/15th century, 18th century stables, 18th/19th century barn, pigsty and site of orchard of 19th century date or earlier at Membury Court

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DITCH (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC (Between))
• PIT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC (Between))

Full description

Smart, C. + Smart, H., 2014, Archaeological Trench Evaluation at Membury Court, Membury, 5, 11, 13 Fig. 9 (Report - Evaluation). SDV359982.

Archaeological trench evaluation targeted on a substantial rectilinear anomaly identified during geophysical survey in fields to the north of Membury Court revealed part of a U-shaped pit or ditch (112). The feature which was aligned east-west was 1.42 metres wide and 0.35 metres deep with a concave base. Its single homogenous fill (113) is likely to represent a single episode of rapid backfilling. A number of lithics of flint or chert were recovered including scrapers of probable Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV6392 - LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)

Associated Events

• EDV7168 - Archaeological Trench Evaluation at Membury Court

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