Monument record 0036703000 - CHURCH FARM, SAUNDERTON

Summary

Medieval motte and bailey around Church Farm and St Mary's church, Saunderton, recorded in field survey

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  • MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 32m.
Plan Form - Circular.
SHRUNKEN MOUNT WITH TRACES OF AT LEAST 1 BAILEY, WITHIN WHICH STANDS CHURCH (OF ST MARY- CASS 04632), WHILE THE OTHER HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN CONVERTED INTO A MOATED SITE OF CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH (04:000)(PLAN)(B1,B3,B9).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC10705 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 70 SE 21 (FILED).
  • <3>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp476-477, 483, Fig 165.
  • <9>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p276.

Location

Grid reference SP 79580 01860 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 3:52PM

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