Monument record 0145801000 - SEAGRAVE'S FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Seagrave's Farm medieval park boundary bank and ditch earthwork and ancient semi natural woodlands of Park Grove, Sandels Wood, Netherlands Wood, and Great Beards Wood identified by landscape characterisation
Map
Type and Period (2)
- PARK PALE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Width 7m, Length 12m.
Plan Form - Quadrilateral.
Ditch with external bank enclosing area around Seagrave's Farm (Cass 00146). Ditch: complete circuit except 2 stretches on west side, though some of bank destroyed. Ditch 3m wide and 50cm deep. Probable estate boundary connected with Segraves Manor, or park pale, or woodland enclosure (B1-B2).
Two cross sections drawn of the southern section of the park pale earthworks. Main ditch survives to c.50-90cm. Two additional banks to the south also recorded. One roughly parallel to main. North section ditch follows valley bottom to the east of Marrod's Bottom. Surviving as shallow bank with ditch either side, c12m wide. Easter section- 2 sections drawn. Smaller out bank evident. Main ditch c50-60cm deep and c3m wide. (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC11221 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SU 99 SW 01 (FILED).
- <2>SBC2446 Index: CAS CARD 1458.
- <3>SBC25568 Excavation archive: A M Wood & P M Wood. 1963. Map and cross-sections for surface features in woods north of Beaconsfield.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 93814 93274 (800m by 1219m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (7)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey and excvation: Excavated section across southern length of park pale earthwork (Ref: Sections J and K) (EBC18406)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey: Cross section of northern length of park pale earthwork (Ref: Sections D) (EBC18403)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey: Cross section of park pale earthwork between Sandels Wood and Netherlands Wood (Ref: Sections B and C) (EBC18402)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey: Cross section of southern length of park pale earthwork (Ref: Sections G) (EBC18405)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey: Cross sections of eastern length of park pale earthwork (Ref: Sections E and F) (EBC18404)
- Event - Survey: Field visit and earthwork survey (EBC16417)
- Event - Survey: Field visit and earthwork survey (EBC16418)
Record last edited
May 23 2022 1:29PM
