Monument record MBC48598 - Post medieval drainage ditch system, River Thame, Beachendon Farm

A post medieval drainage ditch system is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located on the north bank of the River Thame about 615 metres SE of Beachendon Farm and centred at SP 76008 12927, a system of sinuous ditches between 2 and 7 metres wide extend across the meadows adjacent the river about 1,920 metres SW-NE. At three points the ditches connect with the river as tail drains. On aerial photographs taken in 2023 and recent remote sensing data, the ditches remain extant (1-4).