Monument record MBC45115 - Drainage ditches 750m south east of Foscote Manor, Foscote

Summary

Drainage ditches 750m south east of Foscote Manor, Foscote

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Drainage ditches of medieval/post medieval date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and levelled earthworks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 750m south east of Foscote Manor, Foscote, and centred at SP 72337 35704. These drainage ditches are cut across ridge and furrow earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs when land use was pasture, by 1993 the earthworks have been ploughed and land use has changed to arable. These ditches run down a natural low area of land. (1-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC26448 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4229 11-Oct-1946.
  • <2>SBC26449 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1993. OS-93561A V 139 19-Sep-1993.
  • <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7235 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.

Location

Grid reference SP 7233 3570 (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 7:40PM

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