Monument record 0017502000 - 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
  • SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks
  • SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks
  • SHINE: Whelpley Iron Age hillfort earthworks

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (2)

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

Description

Dimensions - Length 150m, Width 80m.
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
LARGE RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE WITH DITCH & INTERNAL BANK, LESS STRONG THAN EASTERN ENCLOSURE (01:000) AS PLATFORM RISES ONLY 80CM FROM BOTTOM OF DITCH. ON N SIDE, DITCH RUNS PAST N OF EAST ENCLOSURE & ON S APPEARS TO MAKE DIVERSION PAST SE CORNER: PROB LATER (B1-10).
NO SIGN OF THIS ENCLOSURE IN 1983 (B11).

Sources (11)

  • <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SBC2435 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 0175.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SBC10866 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SP 90 SW 03 (FILED).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. pp473-474.
  • <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.

Location

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

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13948)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 2:35PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.