Monument record 0017501000 - BRAY'S WOOD, LEE

Summary

One of two medieval moated enclosures recorded in field survey in Bray's Wood

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1015545: MOATED SITE AND ASSOCIATED EARTHWORKS IN BRAY'S WOOD
  • SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ENCLOSURE (ENCLOSURE:BANK & DITCH, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 60m, Width 48m.
Plan Form - SQUARE
DRY MOAT C.1M WIDE ENCLOSES PLATFORM WHICH RISES 150-200CM ABOVE MOAT BOTTOM. MOAT APPEARS AS DOUBLE FEATURE TO WEST & PARTIALLY TO SOUTH (B11).
INTERNAL BANK. ?MODERN CUTTING PARALLEL TO WEST SIDE (?NOT DOUBLE DITCH). HOUSE PLATFORM IN SW CORNER (01:010) (B1-2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC4808 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E (BCM) 12 NOV 1972 FIELD VISIT.
  • <2>SBC2435 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 0175.
  • <11>SBC14027 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1997. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9157 0491 (60m by 80m)
Civil Parish THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13948)

Record last edited

Jan 3 2024 12:41PM

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