Monument record 0042700000 - ABOUT 350YDS N OF CHURCH

Summary

Earthworks of medieval moat, recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moat
  • SHINE: Grendon Underwood medieval moated site and ridge and furrow earthworks

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Plan Form - TRAPEZOIDAL
HOMESTEAD MOAT, BY ROADSIDE (B1).
WATERFILLED MOAT ON FLOOR OF A SHALLOW VALLEY. INTERIOR C.50M NE/SW X 26-33M NW/SE & 0.16HA. MODERN CAUSEWAY ACROSS DITCH. DITCH IS 6M WIDE ON NW, 10M ON NE, 6-10M WIDE ON SW WHERE THERE IS AN UNSURVEYABLE OUTER BANK 9M WIDE, 0.2M HIGH. 5M EXTENSION SW TO NW ARM (B2-3).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC17444 Aerial Photograph: 02/02/94. BCM A20/8/25-28,30. SP\676211. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p131.
  • <2>SBC5311 Bibliographic reference: 1971. M E FARLEY, FIELD VISIT DEC 1971.
  • <3>XYSBC11332 Bibliographic reference: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1977. OS RECORD CARD, MARCH 1977. [Mapped feature: #580 ]

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 67784 21263 (79m by 90m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish GRENDON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC17895)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2024 1:09PM

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