Monument record MBC47979 - MEDIEVAL / POST MEDIEVAL BUILDING PLATFORM, FINEMERE WOOD
Summary
A medieval and/or post medieval building platform and boundary ditch are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- BUILDING PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
A medieval and/or post medieval platform and boundary ditch are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located on the south edge of Finemere Wood overlooking the River Ray and centred at SP 72227 21596, a subrectangular shaped platform about 23 x 17 metres at its widest points is bordered along its SW and SE facing sides by a ditch up to 2.5 metres wide. The 1813 ordnance Surveyors Drawing shows a building to be located at this site at that time, though this is no longer present on the 1st Edition OS map dated 1880, where there is only a small fenced enclosure (1-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC27744 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-2097 RP 3064 28-MAY-1947.
- <2>SBC27745 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-541-340 RP 3101 26-JUL-1949.
- <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP7221.
- <4>SBC25625 Digital archive: Wikimedia. 2024. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Survey Drawing: Winslow OSD 231 No 11 (1:31680 scale). Date Accessed 14-APR-2024.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 7222 2159 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Sep 12 2025 7:26PM
