Monument record 0029501000 - NEAR DOVE HOUSE

Summary

Saxon or medieval moat noted in the nineteenth century, though no trace now

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (5th Century Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

1862: DISTINCT TRACES OF MOAT (B1).
1969: MOATED SITE, BANK & DITCHES NOW HALF OBLITERATED (B2).
1979: NO TRACE OF BANKS OR DITCHES. STREAM FLOWS ON NE EDGE OF SITE FROM POND IN OLD RECTORY GARDEN BUT NO SIGN IT WAS EVER CANALISED FOR A MOAT (B3).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp184,187.
  • <2>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p256.
  • <3>SBC7145 Bibliographic reference: KNOWLES D & HADCOCK R N 1971 MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HO USES IN ENGLAND & WALES PP55,71,478..
  • <4>SBC11965 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R 1979 FIELD VISIT.
  • <5>SBC10188 Map: OS 1877/85 1:10560 MAP (FIRST EDITION).

Location

Grid reference SP 81200 04500 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC13471)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 2:40PM

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