Monument record 0060701000 - CASTLE HILL HOUSE

Summary

Castle Hill once thought to have a medieval ringwork but now thought to be post-medieval garden features

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009537: CASTLE HILL, A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE AND SAXON BURIAL 50M WEST OF CASTLE HILL HOUSE (DBC7131)

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (2)

  • (Former Type) RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • GARDEN FEATURE? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

POSSIBLE RINGWORK CASTLE (B8). LITTLE EVIDENCE TO INDICATE A RINGWORK. POSSIBLE THAT THE SUNKEN RECTANGULAR LAWN BOUNDED BY A 1M HIGH BANK, BEING A GARDEN FEATURE OF CASTLE HILL HOUSE, HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED INCORRECTLY AS A RINGWORK (B9).

Sources (2)

  • <8>SBC2837 Bibliographic reference: CHATEAU GAILLARD 1969 3 P111.
  • <9>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.

Location

Grid reference SU 86710 93230 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13815)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13821)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13831)

Record last edited

Nov 1 2016 12:58PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.