Monument record 0041700000 - NUNEHAM HILL FIELD, STEWKLEY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1405589: Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley
- Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moat
- SHINE: Stewkley medieval moated site and ridge and furrow earthworks
Map
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
Broad, deep moat (B1).
Homestead moat on side of a hill, 200 yards SW of parish church. Has a retaining bank on SW side (B2).
'Moat' at NGR (B3).
As described by RCHM. Earthwork re-surveyed (B4).
Scheduled in June 2013. See Scheduling documents for detail (B5).
A medieval moated site 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 close adjacent Tythe Gardens (formerly the site of Tithe Farm) in Stewkley village and centred at SP 85065 25959, a slightly trapezoidal earthwork platform about 21 metres square is enclosed by a ditch that varies in width between 3.7 and 8.3 metres wide. In the E facing corner the ditch extends slightly further to the NE by 6 metres. Though still extant, dense tree canopy growth on the site means that the moat is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 2019 (6-7).
Sources (8)
- ---SBC18902 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 42.4287. SP\858261. Yes.
- <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p752.
- <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p277.
- <3>SBC10378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 1:10560 MAP. 1:10,560.
- <4>SBC10578 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR/OS RECORD CARD,APRIL 1974 (S URVEY IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0417).
- <5>SBC24353 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England: Schedule of Monuments.
- <6>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. SP8525.
- <7>SBC25608 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RS 4288 12-DEC-1946.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 85060 25961 (63m by 59m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STEWKLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Oct 19 2024 11:14AM
