Monument record 0243600000 - PARK WOOD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WINDMILL MOUND? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- PROSPECT MOUND? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Height 175cm, Radius 750cm.
Plan Form - Circular.
Flat topped mound surrounded by ditch 3m across, 0.5m deep. 2-3m wide causeway on N side. Trench cut into top: excavation? Tree on mound 100+ years old. Discovered by D Barker. Could be windmill mound or maybe a prospect mound (B1-2).
This feature is actually slightly oval in shape, measuring 28m E-W, 24m N-S and between 1.5 and 2m in height. It is surrounded by a ditch up to 3m wide and 0.5m deep. The ditch probably provided most of the material for the mound. The ditch is interrupted by a small causeway on the west side and a later sawpit in the north side. The top of the mound is flat and appears to have been dug into, possibly in an early unrecorded archaeological excavation. It is probably too well-preserved to be a Bronze Age barrow, too small for a windmill mound. It could be a pillow mound for rabbit warrening or a Saxon moot mound. It could also be a prospect mound or site of a prospect tower (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC822 Bibliographic reference: BARKER MR D & FARLEY M E, DEC.1976.
- <2>SBC8255 Unpublished document: W L Matthews & Angus Wainwright. 1990. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BRADENHAM.
- <3>SBC22843 Unpublished document: National Trust. 2006. Bradenham Woods Historic Landscape Survey. p7-8.
- <4>SBC29550 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1978. 'Buckinghamshire Windmills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 20, pp516-524. Vol 20, part 4. p519.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 82430 98230 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Bradenham Woods Historic Landscape Survey (EBC16772)
Record last edited
Jun 17 2026 2:29PM
