Monument record 0105600000 - WESTON TURVILLE MANOR HOUSE GROUNDS

Summary

Eleventh to twelfth century motte and bailey castle at Weston Turville, partly excavated in 1985

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument BU61: Motte and bailey in grounds of manor house (DBC7097)
  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Mary, earthworks of Medieval shrunken village and motte & bailey castle (DBC9081)
  • SHINE: Hornage Farm medieval moated site (DBC7502)
  • SHINE: Hornage Farm medieval moated site (DBC7502)
  • SHINE: Hornage Farm medieval moated site (DBC7502)
  • SHINE: Hornage Farm medieval moated site (DBC7502)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOTTE AND BAILEY (Demolished 1173-4, 11th Century to 12th Century - 1000 AD to 1199 AD)

Description

SHOWN ORIGINALLY BUILT C11. NATURE OF DITCH INFILL CONFIRMS DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF SLIGHTING OF DEFENCES 1173/74 (B12).
CHARTER ILLUSTRATING MILITARY ASPECT OF SMALL PRIVATE CASTLE IN CENTRAL ENGLAND (STENTON)(B4).
CASTLE GUARD MENTIONED IN GRANT BY GEOFFREY DE TURVILLE (FL 1127-66) (B5).
Negative watching brief by KDK Archaeology in November 2023 during service trenching (B17).

A motte and bailey of medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located next to the Manor House, Weston Turville, north of St Mary’s Church, and centred at SP 85939 10396. The motte is approximately 47m in diameter and is surrounded by a moat which continues around the site of the bailey. The bailey measure 66x81m and is on the south side of the motte. A further moat surrounds another area of land to the east of the bailey which measures approximately 91x64m which shows land use of an orchard on the Ordnance Survey Epoch 1 map and modern land use as lawn. The water supply for the moat is from a watercourse that curves around the west side of the earthworks. This starts at the foot of the Chilterns escarpment that has been dammed to form the Weston Turville Reservoir and is shown with watercress beds near its source on the Ordnance Survey Epoch 1 map. Modern aerial photographs show the area is wooded but the earthworks are clear on lidar visualisation. Further earthworks of possible plot boundaries, water meadows and ridge and furrow field systems can also be seen surrounding the site. (31-36)

Sources (36)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p215.
  • <2>SBC11537 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J H 1859 DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE PT 2 (SUMMARY OF PATENT ROLLS).
  • <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p316.
  • <4>SBC6803 Monograph: J G Jenkins (editor). 1938. 'CARTULARY OF MISSENDEN ABBEY PART 1', IN BUCKS RECORD SOC VOL2 PP220-221. Vol 2.
  • <5>SBC13708 Bibliographic reference: RENN D F 1968 NORMAN CASTLES IN BRITAIN P344.
  • <6>SBC11368 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS (FILED).
  • <7>SBC12298 Graphic material: PLAN (FILED).
  • <8>SBC11855 Bibliographic reference: PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARY FARNELL (FILED).
  • <9>SBC5118 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E, 18 JAN 1974, FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC14004 Scheduling record: HBMC. 1953. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: BUCKS 61.
  • <11>SBC430 Unpublished document: ANCIENT MONUMENTS WARDEN'S REPORT, JULY 1979.
  • <12>SBC17122 Article in serial: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1986. SUMMARY REPORT IN SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 16 PP41-42.
  • <13>SBC17121 Article in serial: Peter Yeoman. 1986. 'EXCAVATIONS AT THE MOTTE, WESTON TURVILLE MANOR 1985', IN RECS OF BUCKS 28 PP169-178, PLS XV-XVIII. Vol 28.
  • <14>SBC5988 Article in serial: Dr R P Hagerty. 1986. 'THE TURVILLES & THE CASTLE OF WESTON TURVILLE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 28 PP179-181. Vol 28.
  • <15>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <16>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
  • <17>SBC26892 Unpublished document: KDK Archaeology Ltd. 2023. Archaeological Observation and Recording Report: The Manor House, Church Walk, Weston Turville.
  • <18>SBC17253 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <19>SBC17251 Aerial Photograph: 01/07/85. BCM A/10/5 16A. SP\859104. Yes.
  • <20>SBC17249 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <21>SBC17255 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP859104. Yes.
  • <22>SBC17248 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <23>SBC17246 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <24>SBC17256 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <25>SBC17243 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/76. BCM A/1/8/28. SP\859103. Yes.
  • <26>SBC17250 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <27>SBC17247 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <28>SBC17245 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <29>SBC17252 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <30>SBC17254 Aerial Photograph: P A Yeoman (BCM). 1985. 1985 oblique BCM AP. SP858104. Yes.
  • <31>SBC26906 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/683 RP 3051 23-Aug-1945.
  • <32>SBC26907 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1949. RAF-106G-UK-717 RP 4008 26-Aug-1945.
  • <33>SBC26905 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2017. HEA 33419_029 17-Nov-2017.
  • <34>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8510 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
  • <35>SBC10076 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. Epoch 1 map @ 1:2500.
  • <36>SBC26899 Digital archive: Wikimedia. 2024. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Surveyors Drawing of Aylesbury (British Library OSD 155 serial 108) 1813-14 2 inch to the mile (1:31,680 scale).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8592 1040 (140m by 120m)
Civil Parish WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13832)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC16750)
  • Event - Intervention: Small Scale excavation (Ref: WTM 85) (EBC11068)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief south of Stables Cottage, Weston Turville Manor (Ref: 632/WTM) (EBC18664)

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Oct 13 2024 4:47PM

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