Monument record 0030500000 - GERRARDS CROSS GOLF COURSE: moated site

Summary

Possible medieval moat known on Gerrards Cross golf course

Protected Status/Designation

Ancient Monument 1014602: MOATED SITE 200M NORTH WEST OF CHALFONT LODGE (DBC7155)
Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moated site in Chalfont Park (DBC9266)

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Dimensions - Width 0030 m Length 0030
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
SMALL RECTANGULAR MOATED SITE WITH ISLAND 50 CM HIGHER THAN OUTER BANKS (B2).
NO MEANS OF ACCESS TO ISLAND. SPOIL FROM DITCH THROWN INWARDS TO RAISE INTERIOR. A WELL VISIBLE IN DRY SPELL (00:001)(B3).
SITE NW OF CHALFONT LODGE. HOMESTEAD MOAT (B2).
SCHEDULED SAM 27153 (B6).
There is a very small, square moat sited on the golf course northwest of Chalfont Lodge with no evidence of any access to it. The ditches are water filled, and the water source is from a well in the ditch (B7).

Sources (7)

<1>SBC1321 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 0305.
<2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p84.
<3>SBC11282 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD TQ 09 SW 07 (COPY, FILED).
<4>SBC12562 Graphic material: RCHM 1910 PLAN OF SITE AND DESCRIPTION (COPY OF ORIGINAL FORM AND DRAW- ING, FILED).
<5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp206-213.
<6>SBC23982 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
<7>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 12.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 01230 90090 (point)
Civil Parish	CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire