Monument record MBC43988 - Subrectangular enclosure and linear features 400m north west of Wood End, Little Horwood

Summary

Subrectangular enclosure and linear features visible as cropmarks and levelled earthworks approximately 400m north west of Wood End, Little Horwood.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • LINEAR FEATURE (Undated)
  • SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Undated)

Description

A subrectangular enclosure and linear boundaries of uncertain date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant levelled earthworks and cropmarks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 400m north west of the Scheduled moat at Wood End, Little Horwood, and centred at SP 79675 31068. The enclosure and the straight linear boundaries are not aligned with any existing field boundaries and do not fit with other nearby boundaries very well, but ridge and furrow earthworks have been created within and around it. Settlement at Wood End (Little Horwood) nearby continues along the east side of the road between Little Horwood and Whaddon Chase which is recorded on historic mapping but these boundaries/enclosures are not. Lidar visualisation shows the subrectangular enclosure as a slight ditch within a flat field; modern land use is arable. (1-5)

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC25885 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2097 RP 3124 28-May-1947.
  • <2>SBC25772 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6135 26-Mar-1946.
  • <3>SBC25911 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1380 RP 3084 09-04-1946.
  • <4>SBC25910 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2011. NMR 27164_023 15-Jul-2011.
  • <5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7930 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
  • <6>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7931 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.

Location

Grid reference SP 7967 3106 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE HORWOOD, 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

Jan 12 2024 7:26PM

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