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East Burnham animal pound is a medieval livestock enclosure located in Buckinghamshire. The structure consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork bounded by a substantial bank and ditch, typical of pound construction designed to contain stray animals pending their retrieval by owners or sale to recover impounding fees. Such pounds were common features of medieval and post-medieval settlement landscapes, serving essential administrative and economic functions within manorial systems. The site remains visible as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of rural institutional practice across several centuries.
East Burnham animal pound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013960. View the official record →
East Burnham animal pound is a medieval livestock enclosure located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013960.
East Burnham animal pound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013960.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort at Seven Ways Plain, Burnham Beeches. (1.1 km), Hartley Court moated site and enclosure (2 km), Bowl barrow in Stoke Park Playing Field, 400m south of Stoke Park House (2.3 km).
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