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 (DBC7186)

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Type and Period (2)

MOTTE (12th Century to 13th Century - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)
MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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).

A probable medieval motte mound is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as an earthwork and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in a field about 310 metres WNW of manor Farm in Cublington and centred at SP 83372 22183, the irregularly shaped mound is about 45 metres SE-NW and 34.5 metres SW-NE at its widest points. Contiguous to its SW facing side is an irregularly shaped earthwork platform that may represent further material from the mound that has been redistributed or slipped over time. On aerial photographs taken in 2022 and recent remote sensing data, the earthworks remain visible (13-17).

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---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.
<13>SBC27055 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-CPE-UK-2139 RP 3319 03-JUN-1947.
<14>SBC27056 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-CPE-UK-2483 RS 3217 10-MAR-1948.
<15>SBC27057 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. OS-76043 V 219 29-APR-1976.
<16>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8322.
<17>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 15-JUN-2022 SP8322.

Location

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

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: (EBC14200)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 10:12AM