Monument record 0017500000 - BRAY'S WOOD, LEE

Summary

Two medieval moated enclosures recorded in field survey, dating from the twelfth century

Protected Status/Designation

Ancient Monument 1015545: MOATED SITE AND ASSOCIATED EARTHWORKS IN BRAY'S WOOD
Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moated double enclosure
SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks
SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks
SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks
SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks

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Type and Period (1)

MOAT (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 150m, Width 80m.
Plan Form - Rectilinear.
Marked as Roman Camp on old OS map, & in early refs (B3-8).
Earthworks appear to be Medieval homestead in the form of 2 moated enclosures (01:000, 02:000)(B11).
Smaller eastern enclosure has stronger bank & ditch & ?house platform, while western enclosure probably for cattle/outbuilding (B2,B9-10).
Measured earthwork survey carried out by Dan Secker in summer 2003. Report includes reconsideration of evidence, interpretation and reconstruction of remains and description of surface finds of stone, pottery and tile. Building interpreted as 12th century stone house, possibly held by an important member of Hugh (II) de Bolbec's household (B14-15).

Sources (15)

<1>SBC4808 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E (BCM) 12 NOV 1972 FIELD VISIT.
<2>SBC2435 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 0175.
<3>SBC2205 Article in serial: B Burgess. 1855. 'THE ENTRENCHMENTS IN BRAY'S WOOD NEAR LEE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 PP170-174. Vol 1.
<4>SBC16535 Article in serial: C H E White. 1889. 'LAND AND PARISH OF GREAT MISSENDEN', IN RECS OF BUCKS 6 P297. Vol 6.
<5>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp170-171.
<6>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp9, 33-34.
<7>SBC10866 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SP 90 SW 03 (FILED).
<8>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<9>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp474-474.
<10>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p306.
<11>SBC14027 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1997. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
<12>SBC11942 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) JUNE 1990 FIELD VISIT.
<13>SBC3527 Unpublished document: Margaret Dixon. 1996. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EARTHWORK SITES AROUND GREAT MISSENDEN. pp44-52.
<14>SBC20714 Unpublished document: Dan Secker. 2003. Earthworks and Building Remains at Brays Wood, The Lee.
<15>SBC22462 Article in serial: Daniel Secker. 2005. 'A Survey of Earthworks and Structural Remains at Bray's Wood, The Lee', in Records of Bucks Vol 45 pp65-73. Vol 45.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 9152 0491 (150m by 100m)
Civil Parish	THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: (EBC13948)
Event - Survey: Measured earthwork survey (EBC16421)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 2:34PM