Monument record 0034200000 - DODDERSHALL HOUSE

Summary

Possible post-medieval decoy or ornamental pond, though also possibly an earlier moat

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval moat or post-medieval ornamental or decoy pond (DBC8947)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DECOY POND? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - IRREGULAR
WATERFILLED? IRREGULAR-SHAPED POND WITH CENTRAL ISLAND. RCHM SAY IS A MOAT (B1).
OS SAY IS NOT A MOAT BUT POSSIBLY A DECOY POND OR ORNAMENTAL DRAINAGE FEATURE. IN JULY 1977 THE POND WAS RAPIDLY SILTING; THE ISLAND WAS 2M ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE POND & WAS TREE PLANTED (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p243.
  • <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.

Location

Grid reference SP 71320 20040 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14201)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2024 2:23PM

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