Monument record 0178800000 - BEACON HILL,IVINGHOE

Summary

Post-medieval beacon from Beacon Hill was in Ivinghoe church

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009544: A SLIGHT UNIVALLATE HILLFORT AND BOWL BARROW ON IVINGHOE BEACON HILL

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Type and Period (1)

  • BEACON (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

BEACON HILL: AN OLD IRON FRAME KEPT IN IVINGHOE CHURCH IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED FOR LIGHTING BEACON (B1).
IN AN ACCOUNT OF PARISH, C.1712-20, A BEACON STOOD HERE. THE KETTLE & OTHER MATERIALS BELONGING TO IT WERE THEN STILL IN THE CHURCH. [REF TO BM ADD MS 5840 P130] (B2).
NGR TO 'BEACON HILL' (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p695.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p379.
  • <3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.

Location

Grid reference SP 95968 16869 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2024 6:40PM

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