Monument record 0011000000 - 70 YDS N OF OVING CHURCH

Summary

Earthwork remains of Saxon or Medieval ringwork, with house platforms inside outer enclosure.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval ringwork and Medieval parish church of All Saints, Oving

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Type and Period (1)

  • RINGWORK (5th Century Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 25m.
REMAINS OF SMALL RINGWORK. GROUND FALLS STEEPLY TO W (B1).
REMAINS CONSIST OF EAST HALF OF SMALL CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE DEFENDED BY DRY DITCH. NO APPARENT ENTRANCE (B2).
Earthworks probably represent a seigneural holding of Medieval date, commanding extensive views over the vale. Ringwork with possible outer ward or bailey to west which contains at least 2 building platforms on northern side (B7).

Sources (10)

  • ---SBC17364 Aerial Photograph: 13/08/90. BCM A14/15/12-13. SP\783214. Yes.
  • ---SBC19360 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 1998. Oblique aerial photographs. SP78252136. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p136.
  • <2>SBC12935 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P231.
  • <3>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p34.
  • <4>SBC5130 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1972. FARLEY M E, 27 SEPT 1972, PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <5>SBC2634 Verbal communication: Stan Cauvain, Pauline Cauvain & Ed Kendrick. 1975. CAUVAIN S & P & KENDRICK E R, APRIL 1975, PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <6>SBC11324 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1977. OS RECORD CARD, JULY 1977.
  • <7>SBC19037 Unpublished document: David Went (English Heritage). 2000. Went D to Rice S (correspondence).
  • <8>SBC19361 Photograph: Sandy Kidd (BCC). 2000. Black & white photos and colour slides. Colour slides.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7818 2148 (194m by 103m)
Civil Parish OVING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC15882)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC15883)
  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC15881)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2022 12:14PM

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