Monument record 0155500000 - S.E.OF ADDINGROVE FARM

Summary

Medieval fishpond or moat recorded in field survey and seen on aerial photographs

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Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval fishpond or moat and pottery scatter at Addingrove (DBC9075)
SHINE: Earthworks of medieval manorial moat, settlement and associated ridge and furrow at Addingrove Farm (DBC7753)

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Type and Period (2)

MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FISHPOND? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0070 Width 0060 m
Plan Form - QUADRILATERAL
TRACES OF PERIMETER BANK TO ISLAND. DITCH C.7M WIDE. CIRCUIT COMPLETE DESPITE FARMER'S DUMPING IN DITCH. DITCH WIDENED IN S CORNER. ORIG FED BY STREAM TO E SIDE. VISIBLE IN A/P'S (B1).
SITE SURVEYED; NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MANOR SEAT & MOAT. NO EVIDENCE OF BUILDING IN ENCLOSURE; PERHAPS A FISHPOND (B2).

(SP 66661104) A moat-like feature visible on air photographs. (B3 and B4)

A well preserved rectangular moat located at SP 66661104 (B5).

(SP 66651104) A subrectangular homestead moat, situated in pasture near the head of a small valley, comprises a ditched enclosure of about 0.15 ha. The interior, 46.0m NE-SW by 33.0 - 41.0m NW-SE, is bounded by a low, flat-topped bank, 7.0m wide and 0.3m high, on the NW and SW sides. Along the SE side there is a low, broad, level platform, 11.0m wide and 0.5m high, which is possibly a building platform, although no traces of buildings are visible. There is a very slight, unsurveyable bank on the NE side. The central area is probably the natural ground surface. There is no causeway across the surrounding ditch, which is now dry on all four sides. The NW arm, 9.0m wide and 0.8m deep, has a broad, 4.0m, irregular bottom, possibly through late mutilation. The NE arm is 9.0m wide and 0.7m deep, and the SE arm is slightly narrower, 8.0m wide and 0.7m deep; both have flat bottoms. The SW arm is stepped in outline, the SE half being wider, 18.0m, and deeper 1.0m, than the NW half, 9.0m wide and 0.8m deep. This portion of the moat may have been re-dug in order to drain the remainder; especially since the remains of a channel lead from the S corner into a stream. An extension of the NE arm, 10.0m wide and 0.5m deep, runs from the E. corner of the moat for 47.0m. At its NE end, abutting the stream there is a slight constriction, possibly the site of a sluice. This channel is probably original, and was used to feed the moat from the stream (B6).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD.

Sources (9)

---SBC18860 Aerial Photograph: 04/02/48. RAF 326.4003. SP\668115. Yes.
---SBC18895 Aerial Photograph: 26/11/46. RAF 40.4086. SP\673114. Yes.
<1>SBC4967 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E DEC 1973 FIELD VISIT.
<2>SBC6412 Bibliographic reference: HILTON R 1987 OAKLEY PARISH SURVEY,IN CAS FILE 273 8/HILTON R 1988 ADDINGROVE FARM,OAKLEY,INSOUTHMID.
<3>SBC28533 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2097 3026-7 28.5.47.
<4>SBC28534 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF CPE/UK/2436 4003-4 4.2.48.
<5>SBC25929 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1973. "Moated Sites in Buckinghamshire - A List", in Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 19, Part 3, 1973, pages 336-339.
<6>SBC28535 Verbal communication: Christopher Paul Chaplin. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F1 CC 28-FEB-77.
<7>XYSBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). [Mapped features: #26831 ; #52189 ]

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 66693 11088 (174m by 197m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	OAKLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire