Monument record 0127200000 - SOUTHEND HILL, CHEDDINGTON

Summary

Possible medieval cultivation terraces recorded in field survey on the slopes of Southend Hill. The southern slopes of the hill were remodelled in the medieval or early post-medieval period to form an elaborate series of cultivation terraces.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmarks of Prehistoric hillfort and cursus and earthworks of Medieval cultivation terraces (DBC8615)

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  • CULTIVATION TERRACE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 600m, Width 100m.
Plan Form - Semicircular.
(B1-2,B4: see CASS 01271).
SERIES OF LYNCHETS: BEST EXAMPLE IN THE COUNTY (B3-4).
SURVIVE TO A HEIGHT OF 1.5-2M. KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'LINCES'. EXTEND BETWEEN NGR'S. WORKING PLATFORMS ATTAIN MAX WIDTH OF 15M. NO ADJACENT HABITATION NOW APPARENT. Overgrown with scrub known locally as 'linces' (B7 and B5).
(SHOWN TO BE PART OF FORMER HILLFORT: SEE CASS 04039).



(Centred: SP 918164) Cultivation Terraces (NR)(B6).
The terraces extend from SP 9171 1675 to SP 9219 1642 and occupy about 9.0 acres. The working platforms attain a maximum width of 15.0m. No adjacent habitation is now apparent. Published survey (25") correct (B8).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (13)

  • ---SBC17427 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 01/08/77. BCM A2/26/14-17. SP\919165. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17428 Aerial Photograph: 01/08/77. BCM A2/26/19. SP\915162. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17430 Aerial Photograph: 01/08/77. BCM A2/26/20-22. SP\919165. Yes. Yes.
  • ---SBC17553 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 1982. BCM A6/16/13-15. SP\919165. Yes. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p657.
  • <2>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p39.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p84.
  • <4>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p84.
  • <5>SBC11058 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1977. OS RECORD CARD SP91 NW4, JULY 1977.
  • <6>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
  • <7>SBC29367 Unpublished document: P A Stevens. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 06-JUN-73.
  • <8>SBC28808 Verbal communication: F D Colquhoun. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F2 FDC 12-JUL-77.
  • <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9195 1657 (480m by 350m)
Civil Parish CHEDDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17388)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17389)

Record last edited

Mar 20 2026 12:22PM

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