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Maids Moreton

Buckinghamshire, England ยท Atlas EN3559

Location

Atlas number
EN3559 (3559)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Buckinghamshire
Historic county
Buckinghamshire
Parish, community, or townland
Maids Moreton
National Grid reference
SP 7244 3471
Latitude
52.00611
Longitude
-0.94603
Altitude
78 m

Form and condition

Type
partial contour fort and level-terrain fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Enclosed area
2.8 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and rubble
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
lowland
Aspect
level
Land use
arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Finds
metal
Investigations
Other (1946); Other (1974); Other (1999); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1972-1978)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1018453
HER
Buckinghamshire 78500000
National record
record SP 73 SW 8; monument 343005
Wikidata
Q31117506

Sources

References

  1. Manning, W. H. and Saunders, C. 1972. A socketed iron axe from Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire. Antiq J 52, 276-92