Monument record 0109101000 - THE BEACON, CUBLINGTON

Summary

Historical records and field survey of twelfth to thirteenth century motte, The Beacon

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  • Ancient Monument 1017896: MOTTE CASTLE AND ASSOCIATED REMAINS OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF CUBLINGTON, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF RIDINGS WAY

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOTTE (12th Century to 13th Century - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Height 530cm, Radius 2200cm.
Plan Form - Circular.
Large tumulus, 20 feet high (B2-3).
Probably a castle mount built by Walter de Chesney, C12, or Geoffrey Lucy, C13 (B4).
Possibly Cottesloe Hundred moot hill (B5).
Mount of a Norman castle, about 20 feet high (B10).
Motte, surrounded by traces of Medieval settlement. Quarried on S & W sides. Ditch, 1.5m deep, only on NE arc. No definite remains of bailey? (B11-12).

Sources (10)

  • ---SBC17792 Aerial Photograph: 25/07/48. CUC BV 82. SP\834221. Yes.
  • ---SBC17820 Aerial Photograph: 09/04/49. CUC CA 99-101. SP\834222. Yes.
  • ---SBC18981 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/45. (RAF)(BCM 247.45). SP\832221. Yes.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p660.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p99.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p338.
  • <5>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp397, 423, 543, 548, 551.
  • <10>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p101.
  • <11>SBC11380 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SP 82 SW 3,14 (NOV 1971 & JUNE 1977, FILED).
  • <12>SBC13937 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1998. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 83366 22180 (point)
Civil Parish CUBLINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 3:47PM

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