Monument record 0420802041 - S of the western Boycott Pavillion, Stowe - artificial scarp
Summary
Artificial scarp believed to have been created during the construction of Oxford Drive in the eighteenth century
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 (1)
- EARTHWORK (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Artificial scarp believed to have been created during the landscaping of Oxford Drive and recorded on the National Trust's SMR 150317. (1)
The National Trust's Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 notes this features and gives its location as 25m E of the western Boycott Pavilion and running southwards for 100m along the edge of a small copse. It may have been created to level the ground for the building of the pavillion, but also to give the impresson that the Oxford Drive was running up a small valley to the pavillions (2).
Sources (3)
- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <1>SBC19554 Unpublished document: Oliver Jessop (National Trust). 1999. Boycott Pavilions: Observations of Drainage Trench 219.
- <2>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp25.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 66777 36976 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Observation of drainage trench excavated to the west of Boycott pavillion (EBC16215)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:44AM
