Monument record 0091002000 - PILLOW MOUND ON BEACON HILL

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval pillow mound visible as earthworks, previously thought to be a barrow

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1013940: PILLOW MOUND ON BEACON HILL, 550M SOUTH OF ELLESBOROUGH CHURCH

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  • PILLOW MOUND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
A SMALL PILLOW MOUND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SUMMIT OF BEACON HILL. A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR MOUND ORIENTATED E-W & MEASURING C.7M X 4M, UP TO 0.8M HIGH. SURROUNDING DITCH IS APPROX 1.5M WIDE & 0.4M DEEP. FIRST RECORDED IN 1979 AS A BARROW. REINTERPRETED AS A PILLOW MOUND. [DETAILED DESCRIPTION] SCHEDULED (B12).

Sources (3)

  • <8>SBC11953 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1979. PIKE A R (BCM) OCT 1979 FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC19437 Graphic material: Dave Went (EH). 1995. Plan of earthworks on Beacon Hill by MPP Fieldworker.
  • <12>SBC23964 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 83590 06180 (point)
Civil Parish ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14085)
  • Event - Survey: MPP fieldworker site visit (EBC15932)

Record last edited

Aug 1 2018 10:33AM

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