Scheduled monuments in Buckinghamshire

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There are 121 scheduled monuments in the county of Buckinghamshire, in England. [1] These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, Iron Age hillforts, a medieval hospital and a holy well. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. [3]

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Notable scheduled monuments in Buckinghamshire

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Ascott House 01.jpg Ascott House Ascott 16 to 17th centuriesThe monument includes the buried and above-ground remains of the 16th/17th century mansion and the formal gardens dating from the 16th to 18th centuries. [4]
Chapel of Our Lady of Bradwell, Bradwell Abbey, Bucks - geograph.org.uk - 332147.jpg Bradwell Abbey Milton Keynes 1154The monument includes the remains of the 12th century Benedictine Priory and the 14th century chapel and surrounding area, including a medieval fishpond. [5]
Cholesbury Camp vallum.jpg Cholesbury Camp Cholesbury Iron Age A well-preserved multivallate Iron Age hillfort. The monument consists of most of the original earthworks. [6]
Cymbeline's Castle from Ellesborough Church Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1256054.jpg Cymbeline's Castle Northeast of Great Kimble 11th centuryA well-preserved small motte-and-bailey castle. The prominent position of the castle contributed to its important role after the Norman Conquest overseeing critical transportation routes . [7]
Desborough Castle, High Wycombe from the air - geograph.org.uk - 345466.jpg Desborough Castle High Wycombe Iron Age The monument consists of two areas of protection: Desborough Castle, a medieval ringwork locally known as The Roundabout, and the likely remains of a round barrow. [8]
Earthworks at Hawridge Court - geograph.org.uk - 2071731.jpg Hawridge Court ringwork Bledlow-cum-Saunderton 9th to 12th centuriesWell preserved example of a medieval fortification. The defenses are mostly unaltered, reaching almost their full original height. [9]
The Remains of the 12th century Hospital of St John The Baptist in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - geograph-4034360.jpg Hospital of St John the Baptist, High Wycombe High Wycombe late 12th centuryWell-preserved remains of a medieval hospital, which include significant architectural remains of a 12th-century infirmary hall and chapel along with structural remains below the surface. [10]
Lavendon Abbey Lavendon 1154–1158A Premonstratensian abbey dedicated to St John the Baptist. The protected area includes the site of the Abbey, fishponds and a portion of a surrounding field system. [11]
Notley Dovecot - geograph.org.uk - 46708.jpg Notley Abbey Long Crendon 12th centuryThe monument consists of the buried remains of the Augustinian abbey and the nearby 16th century dovecote. The well-preserved dovecote retains many of its original features. [12]
St Rumbold's well - geograph.org.uk - 423381.jpg St Rumbold's Well Buckingham
51°59′46″N0°59′50″W / 51.99622°N 0.99726°W / 51.99622; -0.99726 (St Rumbold's Well) 		Early medieval era Anglo-Saxon holy well dedicated to the infant St Rumbold. In 1623, a rectangular conduit house was built over the top of the well. [13] [14]
Thornborough Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1317429.jpg Thornborough Bridge Thornborough 1400 ADThe only surviving medieval bridge in Buckinghamshire. The bridge crosses the parish boundaries of Thornborough and Buckingham. [15]
Weston Turville Castle Weston Turville MedievalThe motte-and-bailey castle was slighted in the 1170s. [16]
Whiteleaf Cross Aug 2005.JPG Whiteleaf Cross Whiteleaf Possibly c.500-50 BCA hill figure in the shape of a cross cut into the chalk on the west facing slope of Whiteleaf Hill near Monks Risborough. The origin of the figure is unknown. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scheduled monuments: Buckinghamshire". Historic England. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren (1018009)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond (1009540)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Large multivallate hillfort known as Cholesbury Camp (1015585)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church (1013941)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Desborough Castle (1020863)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Hawridge Court Ringwork (1014603)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "St John the Baptist's Hospital (1017854)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "House of Premonstratensian canons: The abbey of Lavendon". British History Online.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote (1017516)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "St Rumbold's Well (1017204)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "St Rumbold of Buckingham". University of Buckingham. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire: Thornborough Bridge". Oxbow Books. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Historic England Research Records: The Mount". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Hill figure on Whiteleaf Hill, known as the Whiteleaf Cross (1014597)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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