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Robin Hoods Arbour
Hob Uid: 248433
Location : Windsor and Maidenhead Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SU8518081080
Summary : An Iron Age rectilinear enclosure in Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket. Samian was found in the area during excavations of the site by Mr H E Barnnard in around 1890. Further excavations in 1960 by Mrs Cotton recovered Iron Age pottery and wattle marked daub. Other finds comprised flint implements including a Palaeolithic handaxe. These were all found in an area of Chalk geology. The finds are in Reading Museum. The enclosure has been mapped from aerial photographs.
More information : [SU 8519 8108] Robin Hood's Arbour [T.I.] EARTHWORK [G.T.]. (1) Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead. A Belgic bank and ditch enclosure of irregular rectilinear form, with a simple entrance on the west side. [See plan AO/LP/62/140] Excavations by Mrs. Cotton in 1960 yielded pottery of Belgic type for which a tentative date of A.D. 1-50 is suggested. Wattle-marked daub suggested a hut side. "The earthwork is of boundary or drainage type and has but a very slight defensive purpose." An Acheulian flint hand-axe, 5" long, was found amongst flints imported to the site, and it is considered very likely that the implement came from the Furze Platt area [see SU 88 SE 10]. (2) The earthwork has been resurveyed at a scale of 1-2500. (3) The finds from the excavation are in Reading Museum. According to Mr. Underhill a Mr. H. E. Barnnard excavated this site c.1890 and found Samian ware (possibly form 32) in the ditch. (4) SU 852811. Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham. Scheduled no 95. (5) The Iron Age enclosure described above has been mapped from aerial photographs. It measures 75m by 60m. (Morph No. TG.525.1.1) (7)

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Source details : OS 6' 1961.
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Source details : Cotton M A. Robin Hood's Arbour: and rectilinear enclosures in Berkshire
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Source details : Wymer J J. Report in Cotton M A. Robin Hood's Arbour: and rectilinear enclosures in Berkshire
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Palaeolithic
Display Date : Palaeolithic
Monument End Date : -10000
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Enclosure
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric
Display Date : Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Palaeolithic
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : HANDAXE
Object Material : Flint

Period : Iron Age
Component Monument Type : Enclosure
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Prehistoric
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Object Material : Flint

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Berkshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 584.00.002
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : BK 95
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External Cross Reference Source : English Rivers Palaeolithic Project
External Cross Reference Number : MTV 2/13
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : TG.525.1
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 88 SE 13
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1894-01-01
End Date : 1894-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1960-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-01-11
End Date : 1963-01-11

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-01-22
End Date : 1963-01-22

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1997-12-31

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Robin Hoods Arbour