Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSecklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.

Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.

England
List entry 1007940
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Secklow Hundred mound is a raised earthwork situated at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street in Buckinghamshire, England. The mound served as the meeting place or moot for Secklow Hundred, one of the administrative divisions of the county, and represents a form of local governance and assembly that was characteristic of medieval England. Dating from the Anglo-Saxon period and continuing in use through the medieval era, such hundred moots functioned as centres for judicial and administrative business. The physical remains, preserved as a discrete earthwork, constitute an important archaeological testimony to the territorial organisation and communal institutions of early medieval England.

Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007940. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.?

Secklow Hundred mound is a raised earthwork situated at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street in Buckinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007940.

Who is responsible for protecting Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.?

Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street. 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 1007940.

What other scheduled monuments are near Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the Green (2.8 km), The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church (3.5 km), Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street (3.6 km).

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