Monument record 0003301000 - DOVEHOUSE FIELD/CLOSE

Summary

Moat of a medieval house, possibly that destroyed in the thirteenth century

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  • Ancient Monument 1018762: MOATED SITE 110M SOUTH WEST OF ST MARY'S CHURCH (DBC7177)

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Type and Period (1)

  • GREAT HOUSE? (5th Century Saxon to 13th Century - 410 AD? to 1299 AD?)

Description

MOATED SITE IN DOVEHOUSE FIELD TRADITIONALLY THAT OF KING LUDD'S HALL & APPARENTLY OF ANOTHER MANSION OF MARY LADY ST ARMAND, DESTROYED IN BARONS' WARS (B1-2).
MOAT AT NGR (B9).
VERIFIED AS BEING IN 'DOVE HOUSE CLOSE' (B7).

Sources (5)

  • ---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.
  • <7>SBC8012 Map: LUDGERSHALL INCLOSURE MAP 1780 (AT BRO, REF IR/109 R).
  • <9>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.

Location

Grid reference SP 65930 17110 (point)
Civil Parish LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 7:22PM

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