Monument record 0052800000 - BRILL

Summary

Documentary reference to a mound called Castell Hill

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument BU143: Earthworks near Brill Church (DBC7130)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

LATE C16/EARLY C17 ESTATE MAP OF BRILL SHOWS 'CASTELL HILL', A LARGE MOUND WITHOUT BUILDING, APPROX AT NGR (B1). ALSO SHOWN ON MAP OF1564-86. EDWARDTHE CONFESSOR'S PALACE? QUARRIEDTO CONSTRUCT FORTIFICATIONS IN CIVIL WAR? (B2). (FOR PALACE SEE CASS 2310; FOR LINEAR EARTHWORK SEE CASS 0106).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC11610 Map: PART OF THE FOREST OF BERNWOOD-- NEW COLLEGE ESTATE MAP.ORIGINAL IN BODLEIAN LIBRARY, PHOTOSTAT IN BRO (REF MAR/5/2T).
  • <2>SBC858 Bibliographic reference: F W Bateson. 1966. BRILL, A SHORT HISTORY. pp5-6, 12 Plt II.

Location

Grid reference SP 65500 13900 (point)
Civil Parish BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 24 2024 2:16PM

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