Monument record 0576200000 - PIMLOCKS WOOD

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval boundary bank of Naphill common recorded in surveys.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval lynchets and boundary in Pimlocks Wood (DBC9618)

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • LINEAR EARTHWORK (BOUNDARY BANK & DITCH, Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0150 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
A BANK & DITCH RUNS ALONG N EDGE OF WOOD FOR 150M. BANK IS 1M ACROSS, UP TO 0.5M HIGH. DITCH ON N SIDE IS 1M WIDE, 0.2M DEEP. IT IS PART OF THE SOUTH BOUNDARY BANK OF THE EXTENSION OF NAPHILL COMMON INTO BRADENHAM (B1).
Curvilinear bank and ditch defining the southern extent of the former Naphill Common. The bank is up to 2m wide and 0.5m high. The ditch is to the north of the bank, 2m wide and 0.2m to 0.3m deep with a shallow u-shape. Gazetteer no. 150538 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC8244 Bibliographic reference: MATTHEWS W L & WAINWRIGHT A 1990 THE NATIONAL TRU ST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY:BRADENHAM (COPY IN CAS F.
  • <2>SBC22455 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Bradenham Manor: Archaeological Woodland Survey.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8308 9684 (180m by 0m)
Civil Parish BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Woodland survey (EBC16622)

Record last edited

Jul 20 1992 12:00AM

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