Monument record 0576700000 - PITSTONE (OR NOWERS) HILL
Summary
Historic records and place-name evidence of chalk-cut horse figure
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HILL FIGURE? (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
1809/10 PITSTONE MAP SHOWS 3 ADJACENT CLOSES CALLED 'WHITE HORSE PIECES' ON NW OF HILL. NEARBY A LANE PROB THE 'WHITE HORSE WAYE' IN A 1630 WILL. A FURLONG 'WHIGHT HORSE' MENTIONED IN 1580/1. A WHITE HORSE CUT INTO CHALK ON HILL PRE-1580 POSSIBLE, PERHAPS ON STILL UNTOUCHED, PROMINENT PART OF HILL(BI1)
The 1848 tithe map shows three small fields named 1st, 2nd and 3rd White Horse Piece at base of W escarpment of Pitstone Hill. The figure may therefore have lain on the steep W slope of the hill. The most likely location would have been below Grim's Ditch. No visible signs on surface during survey (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC3437 Bibliographic reference: DAVIS J 1990 A LOST WHITE HORSE ON PITSTONE HILL? IN RECSOFBUCKS32P151"(&SEEADDITIONALINFORMATIONFIL.
- <2>SBC20698 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Survey of Aldbury Nowers, Pitstone Hill and Down Farm, on the Ashridge Estate: January - March 2003. vol 2, p 63.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 94800 14200 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13877)
- Event - Survey: Survey of Pitstone Hill and Down Farm (EBC16941)
Record last edited
Feb 28 2008 3:56PM
