Monument record 0038200000 - 100M.N.OF WELLS FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Medieval moat at chetwode
Map
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
1 OF 'REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF 3 MOATS'(B1).
SMALL ISLAND ONLY C.10 X 10M. SHOWN; PRESUMED TO BE 1 OF THE MOATS REFERRED TO (B2).
(SEE ALSO CASS 0319; 0383).
A rectangular moat is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Part of more extensive medieval settlement earthworks in Chetwode village, the moat is located in a field opposite St Mary and St Nicholas’s church and centred at SP 63872 29664, a roughly rectangular moat ditch between 7 and 9 metres wide. The SW facing side is aligned NW-SE and 28 metres long: the NW facing side is 30.5 metres aligned SW-NE: the NE facing side is 25 metres long aligned NW-SE and the SE facing side is 27 metres long aligned NE-SW. The moat ditch encloses a slightly subrectangular platform about 13 x 11.5 metres at its widest points (3-8).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC13005 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P86.
- <2>SBC10378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 1:10560 MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC26222 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-3G-TUD-UK-86 RV 6149 26-MAR-1946.
- <4>SBC26230 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-2008 RS 4012 16-APR-1947.
- <5>SBC25625 Digital archive: BRITISH LIBRARY. 2022. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Survey Drawing: Winslow OSD 231 No 11 (1:31680 scale). Date Accessed 14-APR-2022.
- <6>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XVII.8 1881.
- <7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP62NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6329.
- <8>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. dated 14-SEP-2019 SP6329.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6387 2966 (40m by 30m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHETWODE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Oct 10 2023 2:27PM
