Monument record MBC47305 - Linear banks and ditches in woodland on Aston Hill, Aston Clinton

Summary

Linear banks and ditches in woodland on Aston Hill, Aston Clinton

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Banks and ditches of probable medieval/post medieval date are visible on remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in Woodland on Aston Hill, Aston Clinton, and centred at SP 88751 10322. These earthworks are along the line of a trackway probably associated with chalk extraction pits to the east. They are along a modern road in the woodland. (1-2)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8810 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
  • <2>SBC25963 Digital archive: Chilterns Conservation Board. Chiltern Conservation Boards 'Beacons of the Past' project LiDAR data.

Location

Grid reference SP 8875 1032 (point)
Civil Parish ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Sep 12 2025 12:30PM

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