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| HER Number | MWB1349 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Grim's Bank I |
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| Parish | Padworth, West Berkshire |
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Summary
Several linear earthworks suggested as being constructed to run across the north-west approaches to Silchester
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01015.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 66 NW 5
SU 626 660
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Major linear running across northwest approaches to Silchester between two Roman roads. Dubious eastern extension cuts 1017 (MWB1361 Raven Hill). Possible post-Roman frontier may be contemporary with 1016 (MWB1356, Grim's Bank II complex), Linears 1016.02 (MWB1358, Dyke in Park Piece) and 1015.06 (MWB1355, Grim's Bank in Ufton Park) being added to form a single frontier system (?). Parts are scheduled monuments - old references Berks SM 51, 50, 48 and 52.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Phillips & Westbury. 1841. UFTON NERVET AND PADWORTH ESTATE MAP 1841. 13.3" to 1 mile. [Map / SWB6836] |
| <02> | Sharp, A M. 1892. The History of Ufton Court. p175. [Monograph / SWB6852]
https://archive.org/details/historyuftoncou01shargoog (Accessed 10/11/2016) |
| <03> | 1943. ANTIQUITY 1943 17. 17. p188-95 Grim's Bank, Padworth, Berkshire by B H StJ O'Neil. [Article in serial / SWB6835] |
| <04> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1979-80. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1979-80 70. 70. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p57-65 Excavation at Grim's Bank, Aldermaston, 1978. [Article in serial / SWB6837]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=70 (Accessed 07/09/2016) |
| <05> | RCHM(E) EXCAVATIONS INDEX NMR NO OS/SU66NW05. [Unpublished document / SWB6838] |
Related Monuments
| MWB1352 | Grim's Bank - East of Padworth Gully (Monument) |
| MWB1350 | Grim's Bank - Little Heath (AWE) (Monument) |
| MWB1353 | Grim's Bank - New Plantation to Rectory (Monument) |
| MWB1355 | Grim's Bank - Old Park and Raven Hill, Ufton Park (Monument) |
| MWB1351 | Grim's Bank - Old Warren (Monument) |
| MWB16272 | Grim's Bank, Aldermaston, Padworth, Ufton Nervet and Stratfield Mortimer - general record (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB592 | Grim's Bank I, Padworth (pre 1943) |
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