Monument record 0160600000 - ISLE OF RATS

Summary

Possible medieval moat and building noted in drainage ditch cutting

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • BUILDING? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Width 45m, Length 50m.
Plan Form - Circular.
Spot called 'Isle of Rats'. Foundations of ancient buildings have been dug up (B1).
Possible moated site, area now levelled. Drainage ditch cut through centre c.1975. Ditch cut through brick structure. Single sandy C13 sherd recovered from ditch (B2).
Name 'Rat Island' confirmed (B3).
See also CASS 00632.

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p395.
  • <2>SBC14905 Bibliographic reference: STOKES MRS MONICA & HAMILTON MRS M, MARCH 1977.
  • <3>SBC15076 Bibliographic reference: THOMAS MR TO FARLEY M E & PIKE A R, 16 NOV 1977.

Location

Grid reference SP 74000 06300 (point)
Civil Parish KINGSEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 11:13AM

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