Monument record 0043700003 - Earthworks, N OF DADFORD, STOWE

Summary

System of possible post-medieval enclosures, some associated with existing cottages, and featuring ridge and furrow.

Protected Status/Designation

SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland

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Type and Period (5)

ENCLOSURE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
AN AREA OF EARTHWORKS IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF DADFORD VILLAGE SEEN ON AP'S. COMPRISE 5 REGULAR ENCLOSURES/CLOSES ADJOINING EXISTING COTTAGES. SEVERAL APPEAR TO SHOW SUBDIVISIONS AND AT LEAST ONE HAS SLIGHT TRACES OF RIDGE & FURROW. POSSIBLY POST-MEDIEVAL LAND ALLOTMENT? (B7).

A system of probable post-medieval boundary ditches and banks are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field immediately NE of High Street in Dadford village and centred at SP 66871 38373, six parallel ditches and five banks aligned SW-NE subdivide blocks of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation into strips of varying sizes (9-12).

Sources (12)

<1>SBC7728 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP113-4.
<2>SBC14183 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P309.
<3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp233-234.
<4>SBC3163 Bibliographic reference: CONGRESS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES, REPORT OF 33RD CONGRESS (1925) 1926 P18.
<5>SBC2118 Map: BULL E J 1973 PERS COMM & MAP.
<6>SBC12473 Aerial Photograph: RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph, 1946: run ?, frame 4185.
<7>SBC8382 Bibliographic reference: MEF (BCM) AP'S A25/14/0A-5A & A25/13/36-37 (APRIL 1996).
<8>SBC18810 Aerial Photograph: 11/10/46. RAF 20.4185. SP\675378. Yes.
<9>SBC26102 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1792 RS 4186 11-OCT-1946.
<10>SBC26104 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-2097 RP 3169 28-MAY-1947.
<11>SBC26094 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. HSL-UK-69869 V 1067 19-APR-1969.
<12>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6638.

Location

Grid reference	SP 66800 38340 (point)
Civil Parish	STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: DADFORD, STOWE (Monument) (0043700000)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: (EBC14073)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Dec 20 2023 7:54PM