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Designations

• Scheduled Monument () 1006347: Moated Site SE of Church

Monument Type(s):

• MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Summary

Site consists of a large moat, square, with two very deep arms. Area is 90m by 95m. Although masonry is indicated on OS map, none is visible on ground surface. Area is grazed.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds:

Description

1) A large square moated site, with two of the arms very deep. The area is 90m and 95m. On the 6", masonry is shown but not trace of it when visited.
2) Moat around SW corner is very impressive and has probably been dug out for a cattle pond. 2-3m high. Along the SE side are clear traces of buildings, probably a hall complex, and at the angles and NE and NE side further building traces.
3) SE of the church in a meadow called Court Close,. . . Is the site of the Audleys medieval castle, now destroyed. The castle was inclosed by a rectangular moat which may be on the site of an earlier R/B inclosure.
4) Classified as moat for MPP because castle destroyed.
5) The earthworks of this castle are in very good condition, although none of the features are more than c.1-2m in magnitude. The site and ditches were dry. Besides the earthworks shown on the 6" map there are features to the west also. There is a local tradition (told by one of the churchwardens) that the site was excavated "around c.1900".
7) Best NMR photos from North Oxon survey:
SP6025/8-9 - NMR 18541/18-9
SP6025/10-4 - NMR 18614/03-7
9) See DRF for new scheduling proposal.
11) southern corner visible on Lidar and suggests extent beyond the scheduled area.

<1> English Heritage, Scheduled Ancient Monuments Record, SM 153 (Scheduling record). SOX283.

<2> Field Notes/Field Visit, M Aston, 17.8.72 (Unpublished document). SOX261.

<3> Victoria County History of Oxford, Vol VI, p.324; vol II, p 330 (Serial). SOX252.

<4> MPP Documents for Oxfordshire, S Lisk, 7.12.92 (Index). SOX259.

<5> Field Notes/Field Visit, M Aston, 3.12.71 (Unpublished document). SOX261.

<6> Slide Cabinet, 2 of site taken by M Aston in 1972 (Photograph). SOX303.

<7> English Heritage/Historic England, NMR Aerial Photographs (Photograph). SOX294.

<8> Kelly's Directory, p 313 (Index). SOX265.

<9> OCC Archaeological Service, 2000, MPP Scheduling proposal for Moated Site at Stratton Audley (Unpublished note). SOX2136.

<10> General reference, Dunkin's Oxfordshire: History and Antiq of Hundreds of Bullington and Ploughley (Bibliographic reference). SOX373.

<11> Environment Agency, 2009-14, Environment Agency LIDAR Image (Graphic material). SOX3042.

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