Monument record 0259600000 - GAWCOTT FIELDS FARM

Summary

Possible post-medieval earthwork enclosure, possibly a pound, visible on aerial photograph and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

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Type and Period (4)

ENCLOSURE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
POUND? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0060 m Width 0050
Plan Form - IRREGULAR
ENCLOSURE VISIBLE ON AP, CORNER OF FIELD (B1). 550M SSE OF FARM. FIELD VISIT 16/2/1977 FOUND BANK C.0.3M HIGH, 0.2M WIDE, RUNS SE FROM NW CORNER OF FIELD, ENCLOSES AREA 60X50M. WHERE RETURN BANK GOES INTO A SPRING IS A COURSE OF ROUGHLY WORKED LIMESTONE BLOCKS (B2) . FURTHER INFO ON CAS CARD.

A medieval or post-medieval subrectangular platform and boundary ditch is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 515 metres SE of Gawcott Fields Farm and centred at SP 68973 32186, a subrectangular platform is about 80 x 54 metres at its widest points, on the E and S facing sides is a bounding ditch up to 6 metres wide. On aerial photographs taken in 2019 and recent remote sensing data, a large agricultural pond now sits in its place and the earthwork features destroyed (3-6).

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---SBC18733 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/47. RAF 112.4023. SP\689321. Yes.
<1>SBC473 Aerial Photograph: AP 1947(APRIL) RAF (RUN 112, PRINT 4023) COPY AT B CM.
<2>SBC515 Unpublished document: ARP 1977(16TH FEB) FIELD VISIT.
<3>SBC26667 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-2008 RS 4024 16-APR-1947.
<4>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6932.
<5>SBC26056 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-106G-UK-1380 RS 4073 09-APR-1946.
<6>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP6932.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 6897 3218 (90m by 110m)
Civil Parish	BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Event - Survey: (EBC13259)
Event - Survey: (EBC13447)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Dec 20 2023 6:38PM