Monument record 0783400000 - Clipper Down
Summary
Earthworks of Medieval building platforms, lynchets, and trackways.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Between Ivinghoe and Clipper Down is a roadway shown on historic maps, and remaining as a right of way. It passes below the substantial earthwork of Inkum Wick (B1). Another medieval trackway leading to a possible tithe barn on Clipper Down.(B1).
Building platform (National Trust SMR 154114) - the site of a probable 14th century tithe barn, likely to have stood until c1648. a building is shown on the site in 1762, but not 1806 or 1809. Interpreted by Wainwright (1990s) as the location of a tithe barn described as 'a new barn' in an account roll of 1309-1310 (B1).
Enclosure (NT SMR 154126) - low earthworks, 1.4m wide and 0.30m high, of a probable enclosure in Duncombe Terrace Wood (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24630 Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeology & Gary Marshall. 2015. Archaeological Survey of the Ashridge Estate: Volume V - Area D Clipper Down, Crawley Wood & Down Farm (East), Duncombe Farm, Stocks Farm, Wards Hurst Farm (South).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 96631 14691 (776m by 646m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 28 2023 8:26PM
