Monument record 0420802080 - St Augustine's Cave, Stowe School
Summary
Possible eighteenth century root-house recorded in documentary sources
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)
- ROOT HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
The National Trust Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 mentions a root house, hidden in dense undergrowth, which has some derogatory verses about St Augustine inscribed in the interior. First mentioned in documentary accounts for Stowe in 1744 (B18).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
- ---SBC19950 Aerial Photograph: Northamptonshire County Council. 1990. Stowe House and Landscaped Gardens. SP674375. Yes.
- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <18>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp52.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6715 3725 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2011 10:32AM
