Monument record MBC44934 - Possible medieval hollow way, Whitfield Wood.
Summary
A possible medieval hollow way is visible on remote sensing data 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 (2)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
A possible medieval hollow way is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located within Whitfield Wood and centred at SP 64278 39357, a linear ditch between 3.5 to 14 metres wide is about 244 metres long and aligned NW-SE, cutting across almost ¾ of the wood’s width. The features does not appear on the 1814 OS Drawing or the OS 1st Edition map dated 1884. It is directly aligned with Biddlesden House, the former site of the 12th century Cistercian Abbey of Biddlesden, some 350 metres to the NW and so may be the fragmentary remains of a medieval hollow way, or of earlier origins (1-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC26096 Digital archive: BRITISH LIBRARY. 2023. Boyce. 1814. Ordnance Surveyor Drawing 2 inches to 1 mile (1:31,680) scale - Stony Stratford (OSD 229). Date Accessed 27-SEP-2022.
- <2>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire Sheet V11.16, 1884.
- <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6439.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6427 3935 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIDDLESDEN, 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 6:49PM
