Monument record 0630700000 - STOWE PARK, SW COBHAN MONUMENT

Summary

Earthworks of possible garden feature or moat of uncertain date recorded in field survey

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 (DBC7454)

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Type and Period (3)

  • MOAT? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • HA HA? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • GARDEN TEMPLE? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
POSSIBLE MOAT FEATURE. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE FEATURE MAY BE RELATED TO FORMER HA-HA WHICH IS SHOWN ON A MAP DATING TO 1739 (B1). PROBABLY FORMER SITE OF THE C18 'CHINESE HOUSE', WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM STOWE TO WOTTON UNDERWOOD, THEN TO IRELAND. RESTORED & REBUILT ON NEW SITE AT STOWE IN 1990S (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC16490 Verbal communication: WELSH T C 1995 PERS COMM (NOTES AND SKETCH PLAN, FILED).
  • <2>SBC6824 Verbal communication: JESSOP O (NATIONAL TRUST STOWE ARCHAEOLOGIST) MAY 2000 PERS COMM (NOTE, FILED).

Location

Grid reference SP 67850 37660 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:44AM

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