Monument record 0052206000 - BURNHAM ABBEY

Summary

Medieval moat at Burnham Abbey

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Plan Form - SUBSQUARE
FRAGMENTS OF MOAT REMAIN TO N, TURNING S ON BOTH SIDES. MOAT RECORDED MORE FULLY ON C19 MAPS, BUT S ARM MISSING EXCEPT FOR TURN ON E SIDE (B3-7,B10,B12,B14).
1649 PARL SURVEY: NO MOAT ON S SIDE (B10).
SECTION THROUGH MOAT SHOWS FILLED-IN IN C19 (B19).
PROBABLE THAT MOAT PRE-DATED ABBEY: BURNHAM MANOR? (B22).

Sources (6)

  • <7>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp72-75.
  • <10>SBC14573 Bibliographic reference: Sister Jane Mary. 1975. THE SITE OF BURNHAM ABBEY.
  • <12>SBC11407 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 18 (FILED).
  • <14>SBC8065 Bibliographic reference: M E FARLEY FIELD VISIT JAN 1977.
  • <19>SBC11471 Bibliographic reference: P A YEOMAN & A R PIKE MARCH 1983 FIELD VISIT.
  • <22>SBC14574 Article in serial: Sister Jane Mary, Don Miller & Dorothy Miller. 1985. 'MANOR & ABBEY OF BURNHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 27 PP94-100. Vol 27.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 9304 8042 (190m by 160m)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 8:40PM

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