Hartley Court, Burnham

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Harlequins Castle; Hardicanute's Moat

In the civil parish of Burnham. In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Sub-rectangular medieval moated island, covering 0.6 hectares, which is situated within a larger, diamond-shaped enclosure of 3.7 hectares. The island is surrounded by a broad ditch, measuring 5m to 7m in width and about 1.5m in depth, which retains water for much of the year supplied by rainfall and the natural water table. This is a large moated site for a homestead site, with an only occasionally used castle placename, but there no signs of other fortification, such as curtain walling.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU946857

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