Monument record 0041500000 - BROOK FARM, N.SIDE OF ROAD

Summary

Site of medieval moat visible on aerial photographs, and identified by LiDAR survey. Now filled-in.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Site of Medieval moat, now filled-in
  • SHINE: Site of a Medieval moat at Brook Farm

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

PLATFORM IN MOATED SITE MORE FOR DEFENCE THAN OCCUPATION. REMARKABLY SMALL CENTRAL ISLAND, ONLY 17 X 20 PACES BUT WIDE SURROUNDING MOAT, 60FT FROM LIP TO LIP (PLAN)(B1-2).
REMAINS VISIBLE ON APS AS CROPMARK BUT NOW COMPLETELY DESTROYED OR INFILLED. GROUND DISTURBANCE INDICATES ITS SITE (B3-4).
A square moat is visible on early vertical aerial photographs as earthworks. Channels connect to the eastern and western corners. Northern corner of central mound extends out into the moat. Levelled by the time of the 2012 LiDAR. A wide flat-bottomed channel, with slight banks on either side is visible just to the north-west of the moat. May have been connected/contemporary with the moat. Not shown on historic OS maps (B5).

Sources (7)

  • ---SBC18866 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 34.3061. SP\828100. Yes.
  • ---SBC18962 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 11/01/57. RAF F21/53/RAF2081. SP\828100.
  • <1>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp463-465.
  • <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p282.
  • <3>SBC11318 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD,FEB.1972,IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0415.
  • <4>SBC5306 Bibliographic reference: FIELD VISIT,M.E.FARLEY,OCT.1972 (COPY OF 1957 A/P IN BUCKS.COLLECTION,COUNTY LIBRARY).
  • <5>SBC24679 Unpublished document: High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited. 2013. London - West Midlands Environmental Statement, Volume 5, Technical Appendices, CFA11, Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury, Survey Reports (CH-004-011).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8300 1024 (50m by 50m)
Civil Parish STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC11940)
  • Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing surveys (Ref: CH-004-011) (EBC17785)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 4:12PM

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