Monument record 0127200000 - SOUTHEND HILL, CHEDDINGTON

Summary

Possible medieval cultivation terraces recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

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

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Type and Period (1)

  • 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 (B5).
(SHOWN TO BE PART OF FORMER HILLFORT: SEE CASS 04039).

Sources (9)

  • ---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. 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SBC11058 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1977.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.

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

Oct 28 2024 1:51PM

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