Monument record 0228801000 - 250M SE OF WALLACE FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 1018731: MOATED SITE 310M EAST OF PASTURE FARM (DBC7136)
- SHINE: Upton deserted medieval village earthworks with manor site, fishponds and associated ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks (DBC7422)
Map
Type and Period (8)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- HOLLOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 120m, Width 90m.
Moat, occupying whole field, 3 internal depressions, probably fishponds; slight trace of internal bank. Site not previously known but can be seen on a St Joseph AP. S side partly infilled (B1).
Scheduled: SAM No.32119. Detailed description (B4).
A medieval moat is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in a field about 295 metres E of Pasture Farmhouse and centred at SP 77359 11064, a slightly trapezoidal ditch ranges in width from 3 to 11 metres. the moat ditch encloses an internal area about 105 metres SW-NE and 92 metres NW-SE at its widest points. An earthwork bank flanks the inside of the moat ditch on three sides, though is not visible on the Se facing side. The internal area is subdivided by linear ditches , forming a number of variously sized rectilinear enclosures. Two of the enclosures contain subrectangular earthwork platforms: in the NW corner about 29 x 27 metres and in the SE corner about 37 x 23 metres at their widest points. Across the internal area are at least ten subrectangular and rectangular hollows or ponds of various sizes, of uncertain function (5-6).
(SP 773110) Shrunken Medieval village of Dinton. Not listed in DMV's 1971 (M Beresford & J G Hurst) (B7).
The indicated area is situated on the edge of Dinton on rolling pasture. Perambulation revealed a holloway, minor field roads and rig and furrow all of which has been mutilated by quarrying. No surface evidence of former habitation was found (B8).
A moat occupies an entire field at SP7361106. it has slight traces of an internal bank, and the South side is partly infilled (B9).
NRHE insert 1999 (B10)
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (14)
- ---SBC17296 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/76. BCM A1/7/21. SP\774110. Yes.
- ---SBC17297 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/76. BCM A1/7/22. SP\771110. Yes.
- ---SBC17298 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/76. BCM A1/7/23. SP\773112. Yes.
- ---SBC17341 Aerial Photograph: 15/07/86. BCM A11/3/18. SP\772110. Yes.
- ---SBC17342 Aerial Photograph: 15/07/86. BCM A11/3/19. SP\772110. Yes.
- ---SBC17713 Aerial Photograph: 18/03/66. CUC ANG 53. SP\770110. Yes.
- <1>SBC6536 Bibliographic reference: HURMAN MRS B & FARLEY M E, MAY 1975.
- <4>SBC13929 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1999. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
- <5>SBC28014 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RS 4069 12-DEC-1946.
- <6>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP71SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 19-NOV-2019 SP7711.
- <7>SBC17713 Aerial Photograph: 18/03/66. CUC ANG 53. SP\770110. Yes.
- <8>SBC28857 Verbal communication: RSC. 1978. Field Investigators Comments - F1 RSC 16-FEB-78.
- <9>SBC28763 Serial: Moated Sites Research Group. 1979. Moated Sites Research Group 6, 1979.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 77354 11062 (137m by 147m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12267)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13541)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13544)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2026 2:37PM