Monument record 0003300000 - DOVEHOUSE FIELD/CLOSE

Summary

Medieval moat in Dovehouse Field

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1018762: MOATED SITE 110M SOUTH WEST OF ST MARY'S CHURCH
  • Planning Notification Area: Ludgershall medieval village core

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 58m, Width 45m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
MOATED SITE, TRADITIONALLY OF KING LUDD'S HALL & LADY ST ARMAND'S MANSION, DESTROYED IN BARONS' WARS (B1-4).
WELL PRESERVED DITCH. SLIGHT DISTURBED AREA E & S OF MOAT (B5-6).
MOAT IN GOOD CONDITION. INTERIOR FLAT. DRY WITH STEEP SIDES. LOW EARTHWORKS ADJACENT. POND TO EAST (B8).
AT NGR (B9).
FIELDNAME SHOWN (B7).
SCHEDULED (B8).

Sources (11)

  • ---SBC17623 Aerial Photograph: 26/01/76. CSS 215.3362. SP\661176. Yes.
  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp305,311.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp396,398.
  • <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p250.
  • <4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p68.
  • <5>SBC4855 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) JULY 1972 FIELD VISIT.
  • <6>SBC4845 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) FROM BRITISH GAS A/P JAN 1976.
  • <7>SBC8012 Map: LUDGERSHALL INCLOSURE MAP 1780 (AT BRO, REF IR/109 R).
  • <8>SBC14009 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1998. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <9>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.
  • <10>SBC22259 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. The Old Rectory, Ludgershall: Archaeological Evaluation Report.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6592 1711 (50m by 70m)
Civil Parish LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13832)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13944)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 7:21PM

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