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 and 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 (DBC7454)
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Type and Period (3)
- FIRING RANGE (Constructed 1860s, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- RIFLE RANGE (Constructed 1860s, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- RIFLE BUTTS (Constructed 1860s, 19th Century - 1800 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 (20).
The rifle range was set up in the 1860s for the Bucks. Yeomanry, who used Stowe Park for training. It is depicted on the OS map of 1880. The rifle range replaced an earlier cannon firing range (99).
Sources (3)
- <20>XYSBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001. [Mapped feature: #13419 ]
- <21>SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <99>SBC29361 Article in serial: Michael Bevington. 1991. 'The Bourbon Tower and the Second Duke's, Obelis', in Templa Quam Dilecta, Stowe, X. Vol 10.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6789 3852 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey of Stowe Park (Ref: 1349978) (EBC18921)
Record last edited
Mar 19 2026 10:37AM
