Monument record MBC45064 - Road approximately 300m north east of Foscott

Summary

Road approximately 300m north east of Foscott, shown on 1591 map of Maid's Moreton

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • ROAD (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

A road and boundary of medieval/post medieval date is visible on remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 300m north of Foscott Manor and centred at SP 71504 36131. It is under woodland at the time of the Ordnance Survey Epoch 1 map and on aerial photographs in the 1940s; it is possibly shown on a 1595 map of Maids Moreton, on the eastern border with Foscott. (1-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC26393 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4230 11-Oct-1946.
  • <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7136 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
  • <3>SBC26388 Digital archive: Digital Bodleian. 1586-1605. All Souls College Hovenden I. date accessed 23-Apr-2023.

Location

Grid reference SP 7150 3613 (point)
Civil Parish FOSCOTT, 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 7:35PM

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