Monument record 0509800000 - 1KM NE OF DUNTON CHURCH
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmark of rectangular ditched enclosure (DBC8891)
Map
Type and Period (8)
- ENCLOSURE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- POND? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- MOAT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- POUND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0050 m Width 0035
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
POSSIBLE RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE VISIBLE ON A/P (B1).
JUST VISIBLE IN A PASTURE FIELD AS A VERY SLIGHT DITCH MARKED BY DIFFERENTIAL VEGETATION GROWTH. COULD BE A CATTLE ENCLOSURE (B2).
A medieval and/or post-medieval rectilinear ditched enclosure is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field of plough-levelled medieval ridge and furrow cultivation about 510 metres WNW of North Farm and centred at SP 83005 25119, a rectilinear boundary ditch that varies between 3 and 9 metres wide encloses an internal area about 33 metres NW-SE and 28 metres NE-SW. It is possible that this is a medieval and/or post-medieval moat site as no ridge and furrow cultivation could be discerned within the moat enclosure from the available aerial photographs, or perhaps it was a later pound or stock enclosure. Still only just visible on aerial photographs taken in 1961, by 2019 and recent remote sensing data, the features appear to have been plough-levelled and are no longer visible (5-7).
SP83002511. A rectangular earthwork enclosure noted on an aerial photograph in Dunton was confirmed on the ground (B8).
A rapid examination of air photography (b7) shows the enclosure at SP 8298 2511, with possible indications of an internal bank (B9) .
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC12483 Bibliographic reference: RAF A/P DEC 1946 (COPY AT BCM).
- <2>SBC12021 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R FEB 1982 FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC18458 Aerial Photograph: 24/07/90. NMR SP8225/1. SP\829252. Yes.
- <4>SBC18883 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 36A.3291. SP\824250. Yes.
- <5>SBC25795 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-58-4646 F42 0192 28-AUG-1961.
- <6>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8225-8325.
- <7>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP8225-8325.
- <8>SBC29037 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1982. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp171-175. Vol 24. p175.
- <9>SBC29602 Verbal communication: Andrew Miller. 1994. Pers Comm, 27th April 1994, from NMR aerial photos (RCHME AP Primary Recording Project).
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8300 2511 (50m by 60m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DUNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: (EBC11940)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13493)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
- Event - Survey: RCHME: Air Photograph Primary Recording Project 1992-1996 (Ref: 895219) (EBC18831)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2026 11:50AM
