Monument record 0024502000 - COWLEY LOWER FARM

Summary

Medieval moat recorded in excavation

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Cowley Farm medieval moat with village earthworks and ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC7420)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0030 m Width 0027
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
DRY MOAT. MR HOLT HAS LIFTED TURF ON SE CORNER TO REVEAL A LAYER OF LIMESTONE PAVING/SURFACING. TO NE OF MOAT IS A POND WITH SPRING NEARBY (B3).
MR HOLT EXCAVATES AREA 0.6 X 0.6M ON ISLAND OF MOAT (SP6619 2801): FINDS SEE 02:001-00)(B5).
SE ARM POSSIBLY USED AS FISHPOND:APPEARS TO BE DAMMED TO N (B6).

Sources (5)

  • ---SBC17301 Aerial Photograph: 08/04/76. BCM A1/7/31. SP\662278. Yes.
  • ---SBC18877 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 35.3164. SP\669273. Yes.
  • <3>SBC6445 Verbal communication: 1973. HOLT MR, GEORGE, MR & FARLEY M E JAN 1973, PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <5>SBC6446 Verbal communication: Mr Holt. 1973. HOLT MR TO FARLEY M E, PERS COMM, JUNE 1973.
  • <6>SBC4946 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1981. PERS COMM APRIL 1981, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6620 2800 (70m by 60m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish PRESTON BISSETT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17542)

Record last edited

Nov 21 2012 9:52AM

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