Monument record 0055200000 - CHELMSCOTT HOUSE (SW OF)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Remains of Medieval manor and hamlet of Chelmscote (DBC9915)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
TRACES OF MOAT (B1). HOMESTEAD MOAT & FISHPONDS, NOW DRY (B2). DRY WORK AT NGR IS REMAINS OF COMPLICATED SERIES OF FISH-STEWS, ONCE FED BY SPRINGS. DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL NARROW CHANNELS (B3). DESTROYED BY PLOUGHING; JUST VISIBLE AS AMORPHOUS CROPMARK (B4). MORE INFORMATION ON CAS CARD. SEE ALSO CASS 1089.
Stoke Hammond and Linslade bypass Site D 'Moat'. Moat like feature shown on the forst edition Ordnance Survey maps as a trapezoidal area enclosed by a ditch. On an 1827 Tithe Map the area of the moat is shown as irregular triangle of land. It is possible that the stream was diverted from its southern course, possibly utilising an earlier natural channel, and dammed to form a chain of fish ponds. This may have occurred in the early medieval period, but by 1827 one of these had disapeared. The moat-like feature itself appears to have been created from the remains of diverted stream channels or fieldboundaries sometime between 1827 and 1880.(B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC14296 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P749.
- <2>SBC12950 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P268.
- <3>SBC5958 Unpublished document: F G Gurney. 1912. NOTEBOOK 'EATON BRAY BOOK IIII,1912'.
- <4>SBC10655 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD 1974 SP 82 NE 5 (IN CAS FILE).
- <5>SBC22886 Article in serial: Richard Moore, Anni Byard, Sarah Mounce and Stephen Thorpe et al. 2007. 'A4146 Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass: Archaeological Excavations 2005', in Recs of Bucks 47 (part 1) pp1-62. Vol 47.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8963 2711 (108m by 80m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC10591)
- Event - Intervention: Area excavation - Site D, moated site, A4146 Linslade bypass (EBC17849)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief undertaken during groundworks for the construction of the A4146 Stoke Hammond to Linsdlade bypass (EBC17852)
Record last edited
Dec 28 2018 10:54AM
