Monument record 0523800000 - N.OF BURY FARM,SOUTH HEATH

Summary

Possible medieval enclosure earthworks recorded in field survey north of Bury Farm, South Heath

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 140m, Width 70m.
Slight internal bank and outer ditch c2m wide. E and N sides coincide with field boundary. W side stops 15m from modern house at SP90650234. At junction of E and S sides is a large bank, 3-4m high, 2m wide, continuing W for 40m as S side of feature. Possible 2nd enclosure adjoining to SE. Sketch plan (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC13781 Verbal communication: Roland Smith. 1983. ROLAND SMITH, TO A.R.PIKE, PERS COMM, APRIL 1983, AND FIELD VISIT: A.R.PIKE, APRIL 1983.
  • <2>SBC3527 Unpublished document: Margaret Dixon. 1996. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EARTHWORK SITES AROUND GREAT MISSENDEN.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9068 0236 (152m by 136m)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13502)
  • Event - Survey: Sketch survey and site visit (EBC18564)

Record last edited

Jan 6 2024 4:25PM

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