Monument record MBC43685 - post-medieval ditched enclosure, Cedars Farm, Mursley

Summary

A post-medieval ditched enclosure is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (4)

  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • POUND (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • STOCK ENCLOSURE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

A post-medieval ditched enclosure is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 154 metres E of Cedars Farm, Mursley and centred at SP 82047 28456, a three-sided ditch between 1.5 and 3.5 metres wide encloses an area about 37.5 metres NW-SE and 12.5 metres SW-NE, with an open SE facing side. Constructed on a block of medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, this feature may be a pound or stock enclosure. On aerial photographs taken in 2019 and recent remote sensing data, the feature remains visible (1-3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC25791 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7022 25-JAN-1944.
  • <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8228.
  • <3>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP8228.

Location

Grid reference SP 8204 2845 (point)
Civil Parish MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

May 31 2024 8:47AM

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