Monument record 0207200000 - FRITH HILL N.OF CHURCH

Summary

Medieval ringwork recorded in field surveys on Frith Hill

Protected Status/Designation

Ancient Monument 1014600: MOATED SITE IN CHALKDELL WOOD, 100M NORTH WEST OF FRITH HILL HOUSE (DBC7134)
Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval defensive ringwork at Frith Hill (DBC9190)
SHINE: Neolithic to Iron Age barrows; Iron Age to Roman settlement; medieval earthworks (DBC7538)

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Type and Period (1)

RINGWORK? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0003 m
ROMAN SUMMER CAMP (B1).
EARTHWORK REMAINS OF 2 ADJOINING ENCLOSURES (B2).
MED ENCLOSURE: SUBSTANTIAL SEMICIRCULAR BANK & DITCH, OUTER COUNTERSCARP BANK, SUBSIDIARY ENCLOSURE ATTACHED (B4).
PARTLY DAMAGED BY TRACK & ROAD. MAIN ENCLOSURE PROB MEDIEVAL & A RINGWORK. MOUND WITHIN ENCLOSURE (SEE REPORT)(B5).
SCHEDULED (B7).
Earthwork survey carried out in Summer 2003 by Dan Secker. Roughly shaped chalk blocks observed in tree throw and elsewhere on the site suggested as possible remains of a rampart. Site interpreted as an adulterine castle possibly erected by Hugh de Noers as a supporter of Stephen to sever communications between Wycombe and Hawridge, probably held by supporters of Matilda (B8).
Report on finds of medieval pottery made by Daniel Secker during earlier site visits (B9).

Sources (12)

<1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. p359.
<2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p176.
<3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<4>SBC4437 Bibliographic reference: DUNNETT R JAN 1971 FIELD VISIT.
<5>SBC4853 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) JAN 1991 FIELD VISIT.
<6>SBC3527 Unpublished document: Margaret Dixon. 1996. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EARTHWORK SITES AROUND GREAT MISSENDEN. pp21-31.
<7>SBC13938 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
<8>SBC20695 Unpublished document: Daniel Secker. 2003. The Ringwork at Frith Hill, Great Missenden: Ceramic Finds and Historical Background.
<9>SBC22219 Unpublished document: Daniel Secker. 2004. The Ringwork at Frith Hill, Great Missenden: Surface Ceramic Finds and their Context.
<10>SBC24821 Article in serial: Derek Cater. 1998. 'A Survey of Earthworks at Frith Hill, Great Missenden', in Records of Buckinghamshire 38 pp241-243.
<11>SBC25045 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological & Historical Society. 2017. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2017. Vol 37.
<12>SBC25102 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2018. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2018. Vol 38. pp4-11.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 9002 0129 (10m by 100m)
Civil Parish	GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Event - Survey: (EBC14315)
Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC14054)
Event - Survey: Surface finds made during site visits and earthwork survey (EBC16437)
Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC1179)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 12:46PM