Monument record 0454602002 - Danesfield
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- ICEHOUSE (First recorded 1842, 18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Shown on the 1842 Tithe map. Small oval enclosure just to the west - probably a pond to provide ice for it. Part of the house and grounds originally bought by Robert Scott in 1787 and 'improved' by him. The icehouse may belong to this period of improvement. It probably went out of use when the house was moved to its present location within the area of Danesfield Camp (B9).
Trial trenching revealed part of the walls, surviving to a height of c.0.70m constructed of orange-red bricks with one brick in the entrance having a green glaze suggesting re-use (B8).
The top of the icehouse was exposed during watching brief carried out on groundworks by Northants Archaeology between July 2001 and June 2002. The building was left in-situ after being reburied (B10).
Sources (3)
- <8>SBC19427 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 1998. SAS Institute, Upper Wittingham: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <9>SBC19428 Unpublished document: Higgins DA. 1998. SAS Institute, Upper Wittington, Bucks, Desk Top Assessment &C.
- <10>SBC22275 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Watching Brief at the SAS Institute, Medmenham, July 2001-June 2002.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8174 8457 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC16542)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC16543)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 10:01PM
