Monument record 0039200000 - NASH LEE

Summary

Medieval moat reused as watercress bed recorded in field survey with an arbour on the island

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval moated site at Nash Lee

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Type and Period (3)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARBOUR (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • WATERCRESS BED (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - QUADRILATERAL
MOUND ON ITS ISLAND, FORMERLY SITE OF AN ARBOUR (B3).
ATTEMPTS TO MAKE USE OF MOAT AS A WATERCRESS BED & ALSO TO TURN ISLAND INTO AN ORCHARD (B1).
SURVEY AT 1:5280 BASED ON AP (B4).
NGR (B3).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p462, Fig 156.
  • <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p139.
  • <3>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <4>SBC12301 Graphic material: PLAN BY CAPT.H EATON, SEPT 1977 (FILED).BASED ON V ERTICAL AIR PHOTO.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8430 0838 (50m by 70m)
Civil Parish ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14151)

Record last edited

Oct 12 2024 7:13PM

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