Monument record 0038901000 - THE MOUNT

Summary

Medieval palace referred to in fourteenth century records and possibly found in excavations

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  • Ancient Monument BU4: The Mount

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Type and Period (1)

  • PALACE? (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)

Description

1346-1365: 52 REFS TO PRINCE'S MANOR AT RISBOROUGH IN REGISTER OF EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE. TRADITIONALLY PALACE WITHIN MOAT AT THE MOUNT, CLAIMS THAT EXCAVATION PROVED THIS. MEDIEVAL OCCUPATION REVEALED (B5-8).
COUNTER CLAIM BY MR WISE THAT SITE IS A SAXON CAMP (B9).

Sources (5)

  • <5>SBC11623 Article in serial: F H Pavry & G M Knocker. 1958. 'THE MOUNT, PRINCES RISBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS16 PP131-178. Vol 16.
  • <6>SBC14577 Bibliographic reference: SITE NOTEBOOKS, PLANS, PHOTOS ETC (FILED).
  • <7>SBC7641 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 2 PP427,434.
  • <8>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p457.
  • <9>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp261-263.

Location

Grid reference SP 80530 03450 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Rescue excavation (EBC12355)

Record last edited

Jun 5 2022 9:48PM

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