Monument record 0033401000 - UPPER SOUTH FARM

Summary

Earthwork interpreted as a possible medieval moat, recorded in field survey.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0707 cm Width 0707
Plan Form - SQUARE
HOMESTEAD MOAT; ISLAND ENCLOSED IS 7FT ABOVE MOAT, OF WHICH 1 ARM HAS BEEN FILLED IN WITH MATERIAL FROM THE ISLAND (B1).
NOT A HOMESTEAD MOAT BUT A HORSESHOE-SHAPED CIVIL WAR GUN PLATFORM (B2).
Function of earthworks inconclusive (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC12939 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P243.
  • <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <3>SBC24317 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2012. Earthworks at Doddershall: Historic Landscape Report.

Location

Grid reference SP 72780 19670 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC16703)

Record last edited

May 13 2013 6:45PM

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