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Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House

England

List entry 1013956

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1013956

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.13 hectares

Grid reference

SP 84751 02038

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Dane's Camp is a motte-and-bailey castle located approximately 400 metres south of Hampden House in Buckinghamshire. The monument consists of a substantial mound, characteristic of Norman fortifications constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Conquest of 1066. The site represents a typical example of early medieval defensive architecture, wherein an elevated mound would have supported a wooden or stone structure, with an adjoining bailey providing additional protection and functional space. Such castles served as both military strongholds and symbols of Norman authority during the early feudal period in England.

Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013956. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House?

Dane's Camp is a motte-and-bailey castle located approximately 400 metres south of Hampden House in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013956.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House?

Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House 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 1013956.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 660m long section to the west of Walter's Ash (4.2 km), Earthworks in Park Wood (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station (4.9 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

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Geology

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LiDAR

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Historical Maps

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Literature

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 660m long section to the west of Walter's Ash

4.2 km

Earthworks in Park Wood

4.4 km

Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station

4.9 km

Bowl barrow 140m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee round barrow cemetery

5.2 km

Bell barrow 260m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery

5.2 km

Bowl barrow at Molin's Works, part of the Saunderton Lee round barrow cemetery

5.3 km

Roman villa east of Lodge Hill Farm

5.9 km

Camp on Church Hill

7.3 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House

Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~17.4 miles St AlbansRoman town · ~18 miles AlchesterRoman town · ~20.5 miles Battle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.7 miles

Domesday entry for Hampden, Buckinghamshire →

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