Monument record 0109101000 - THE BEACON,CUBLINGTON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1017896: MOTTE CASTLE AND ASSOCIATED REMAINS OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF CUBLINGTON, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF RIDINGS WAY
Map
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).
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 (9)
- ---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>SBC14269 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P660.
- <3>SBC13009 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P99.
- <4>SBC15528 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P338.
- <5>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp397, 423, 543, 548, 551.
- <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) |
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Civil Parish | CUBLINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14200)
Record last edited
May 22 2022 5:16PM