Monument record 0044401000 - NNE OF WESTCOTT FARM

Summary

Field survey of a medieval moat

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Plan Form - L SHAPED
REMAINS OF MOATED SITE OF ANCIENT MANSION (B1).
FRAGMENT OF HOMESTEAD MOAT (B2).
CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF ORIGINAL MOAT EXISTS (B4).
L-SHAPED WATER. PARTIALLY INFILLED ARMS ON S & E SUGGEST INTERPRETATION AS A MOAT LIKELY. E ARM ALSO FITS TRACKWAY PATTERN (B5).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p432.
  • <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p313.
  • <4>SBC9212 Bibliographic reference: MORETON C O 1929 WADDESDON & OVER WINCHENDON PP142 -143.
  • <5>SBC5135 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,APRIL 1974,FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 71850 16920 (point)
Civil Parish WESTCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC17902)

Record last edited

Oct 26 2024 1:31PM

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