Monument record MBC48714 - FIELD BOUNDARY BANK & DITCH, WINDMILLHILL PLANTATION
Summary
A medieval field boundary bank and ditch is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
A medieval field boundary bank and ditch is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located within Windmillhill Plantation and centred at SP 473491 215857, the linear earthworks bank is up to 9 metres wide extends NW-SE for about 310 metres. It is flanked by a ditch that may also have served as a trackway. The plantation is shown on the 1st Edition OS map dated to the early 1880s, but the 1813 Ordnance Surveyors Drawing (Tring) shows no plantation at that time, but a field boundary that matches the course of the bank visible on remote sensing data within the later plantation (1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP71NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP7315.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 7349 1585 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTCOTT, 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
Nov 2 2025 7:49PM
