20 ANGLO-SAXON OXFORDSHIRE A Saxon cemeteries Possible Saxon cemeteries 0 Grobenhituser 0 Grubenh5user from recent aerial photographs CHIPINNO NORTON BICESTER OXFORD V DORCHESTER . WANTAGE 41, A v Land ov= 400 Feet Scale 0 2 4 6 8 ' miles 0 5 10 15 Km a Figure 8
ANGLO-SAXON w ide and 1.5m deep; the second 4m wide and 2m deep, dated by St Neots ware, were partly sealed by a bank of medieval date. These ditches enclose an area of uncertain size, only the N and W sides being at present located. Within this area there is evidence of three phases of occupation: 1 Late Saxon, dated by St Neots ware. A row of three shallow stone-filled post settings represent part of a timber building aligned E-W, of uncertain length. The post settings were 33m apart, so one can postulate a building of four bays, probably 14m in length. 2 Late Saxon, dated by St Neots ware. A second row of four shallow stone-filled post settings again 3.5m apart. These were adjacent to, but not quite parallel with, those in phase 1. They suggest a rebuilding on the sanie site; the new building being of six bays and approximately 21m in length. The floor level associated with this building was considerably burnt and contained sherds of St Neots ware. 3 Later than 1 and 2, probably Early Medieval. A stone building on the same site and alignment; the wall footings were approidmately lm thick, the building was 7m wide internally and at least 9m in length. This building continued in use into the postmedieval period. Excavation will continue throughout the winter. D.C. MYNARD Bradwell Abbey Field Centre Milton Keynes Development Corporation BRILL, BUCKS A multi-flued brick pottery kiln was discovered in Windmill Street, Brill, during installation of a septic tank and the County Museum conducted a brief excavation by kind permission of Mr and Mrs J. Prosser. Less than half of the kiln was available <strong>for</strong> investigation, the remainder lying beneath a fuel tank. Half of this available area had been destroyed by Victorian rubbish pits and the walls of this sector robbed. The base of the structure had been of brick; one flue was accessible and a second could be seen but not excavated. The base of the kiln had penetrated to natural sand which had been burnt bright red. A quantity of saggers lay directly on this base and there was no trace of any other floor. From the kiln itself saggers outnumbered products but a first impression is that the main products were large dishes and probably cups, although few examples of the latter were represented. A date in the middle C17 seems possible <strong>for</strong> the structure and the whole will probably be published in Records of Bucks <strong>for</strong> 1975. Although only partial excavation was possible the kiln is of particular interest as few multi-flued brick kilns of the period have been excavated. Moreover the importance of Brill as a pottery centre in the post-medieval period has been overshadowed by its well known medieval prominence. M.E. FARLEY Buckinghamshire County Museum 21 QUINTON MOATED MANOR, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE WALTON, AYLESBURY, BUCKS Further work at Walton was carried out adjacent to last year's site, following demolition of the Vicarage be<strong>for</strong>e redevelopment. The vicarage sitewhich lies inside the main earthwork excavated last year, was found to be subdivided internally by a rock cut V-shaped ditch. The whole of this area of Walton adjacent to the manor house now appears to have been laid out in large rectangular plots in C13. No major structure of the period was located. Preceding activity was indicated by a spread of C12 and Saxon-Norman material, and a deep curving ditch belongs to this period, along with a number of gullies. Early-Middle-Saxon occupation noted last year was here represented by two further grubenhaiiser orientated E-W, also three pits, one of which contained much of a quern. Finds included loom weights, a double-sided bone comb, a small square head brooch and much decorated pottery. A scatter of Roman material was also present. This years excavation was again conducted by Buckinghamshire County Museum with the DOE. M.E. FARLEY Buckinghamshire County Museum Northamptonshire Arch. 9 (1974) p.109. Work during 1974 has been concentrated in the W of the C14 kitchen area excavated in 1972/73. Further walls have been located but have not yet <strong>for</strong>med a coherent plan, the excavation is still in progress. A piece of sculpture which promises to be quite unique was found in this new area. It comprises of what appears to be a whiskered monkey banging a drum and holding a key. A death mask is carved on one side of the monkey's head. Also found nearby was a personal seal bearing an inscription and a coat of arms; we might have here the de Quentone coat of arms-until this can be verified by experts this must remain conjecture; situated close by a large iron key was also found. In association with the above fmds were two almost complete jugs, one of which is probably from the kilns at Brill (Bucks). The other is a small ballaster jug in Potterspury type fabric (Northants). All these items are provisionally dated to the C14. R.M. FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR Upper Nene Archaeological Society G REAT LINFORD, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKS. Large-scale excavations of village earthworks in advance of development have been concentrated on two areas at the