Monument record 0633105000 - Trackway, N of Home Farm, Stowe Landscape Gardens

Summary

Trackway recorded in field survey shown on 1814 OS maps and possibly dating the building of Home Farm

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

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • TRACKWAY (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD)

Description

The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes a trackway to the horth of Home Farm running for some 250m from SP67013754 to SP67153774. For most of its course, it has scarps on either side forming a track 2m wide. The track is shown on the 1814 OS maps and probably dates to the time when Home Farm was built. The scarps to the W and N are possibly also associated with access to Home Farm (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  • ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001.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SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001.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 6710 3768 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:45AM

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