Monument record 0420806016 - Waymarking Oak, Oxford Avenue, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Large regenerated stump of an oak tree of uncertain date standing on the edge of a track recorded in field survey and interpreted as a waymarker tree
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)
- SIGNPOST (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes a large oak tree which has been felled and then regenerated from the stump giving the appearance of a coppice stool and a pollard. The girth suggests some 200 years old. As it stands on the edge of a scarp defining a track, the oak is interpreted as a waymarking tree of some antiquity. (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- ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001.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SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001.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 6669 3671 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:45AM
