Monument record 0001801001 - DESBOROUGH CASTLE

Summary

Possible medieval bailey earthworks at Desborough Castle

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1020863: DESBOROUGH CASTLE
  • Ancient Monument 1020863: DESBOROUGH CASTLE

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Type and Period (1)

  • BAILEY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0260 m
Plan Form - CURVILINEAR
EARTHWORKS AS NOTED CASS 0018:01:000 POSSIBLY MEDIEVAL OUTER DEFENCES (B12&18). ALSO 2 FURTHER EARTHWORKS: 1 E OF ENTRANCE, A PROBABLE HORNWORK; THE 2ND A 12M WIDE DITCH TO SE OF CASTLE (B17).

Sources (3)

  • <12>SBC13969 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2002. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <17>SBC3093 Article in serial: Mark Collard. 1988. 'EXCAVATIONS AT DESBOROUGH CASTLE, HIGH WYCOMBE, 1987', IN RECS OF BUCKS 30 PP15-41 (& SEE SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 18 PP28-29). Vol 30.
  • <18>SBC3098 Verbal communication: COLLARD M JAN 1989 (& SEE SITE ARCHIVE ETC FILED).

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8469 9330 (268m by 212m)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC1113)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (Ref: WDC 87) (EBC1081)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: WDC 87) (EBC17408)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2022 11:13PM

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