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The research aims to investigate the Early Roman period features at Beech Hill Road.

May 15, 2026Open Access

An Early Roman Site at Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Berkshire

Key Points

The research aims to investigate the Early Roman period features at Beech Hill Road.
Conducted excavation at Beech Hill Road, identifying significant features and artifacts.
Recovered pottery dated to the Early Roman period from a sinuous ditch.
Assessed the relationship of the site to broader historical settlements in the area.
Identified a sinuous ditch that may have defined an enclosure.
Recovered a large deposit of well-preserved Early Roman pottery from the ditch.
Noted proximity to other significant Roman features, including a road and another settlement.

Abstract

Excavation at this site at Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood identified a sinuous ditch which bounded features, including a metalled surface, on its south side, and may have defined an enclosure. A large, well-preserved deposit of pottery was recovered from a section of this ditch, which was closely dated to the Early Roman period of the 1st century AD. These features may be peripheral to a more extensive area of Late Iron Age/Roman settlement located at Warren Croft, 200m to the north. Early Roman activity is attested elsewhere within the environs of this site; the Roman road from Fair Cross to Stanbury runs c. 250m to the west. The only confirmed post-Roman feature comprised a substantial post-medieval drainage ditch.

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Massey et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b971e7dec685947ac0d8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5284/1141780

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