Monument record 0420802089 - Target Butts, Deer Park, Stowe
Summary
Earthwork remains of target butts for rifle range for Buckinghamshire Yeomanry set up in the 1860s 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
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Type and Period (1)
- FIRING RANGE (19th Century - 1860 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes the earthwork remains of target butts for the rifle range established here for the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry in the 1860s. The earthworks comprise of a large mound, 34m long, 16m wide and 1.2m high. There is a hollow on the SE side 12m long, 8m wide and 0.7m deep. The rifle range replaced an earlier range for cannon and is shown on the 1880 OS map (1).
Sources (2)
- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <1>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6789 3852 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:45AM
