Monument record 0420802109 - Mound, The Course, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
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 (2)
- MOUND (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes a well-preserved earthwork mound, some 60m long x 13m wide x 2m high, with a flat top. The mound is opposite the bastion in the Ha Ha. It may have been constructed to hide the view of Boycott brickworks, or may have had some military training function for the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry. Tree holes and stumps lie at the base of the eastern edge (1).
A post-medieval bank is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located between Home Farm and Kennels and centred at SP 66982 37297, an earthwork with rounded ends is about 10.5 metres wide and 65 metres long, aligned SW-NE. It is possible that this is spiil from the large adjacent extractive pit (MBC22835/ 0420808009) (3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001.
- <2>SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6737.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6698 3731 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Jun 27 2023 9:19AM
