Monument record 0050500000 - N of Lodge Hill Farm
Summary
Possible post-medieval to modern quarry pit recorded in aerial photographs. Alleged barrow-Chalk pit - not an antiquity
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- QUARRY? (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1999 AD?)
- CHALK PIT (Undated)
Description
DARK FILLED CIRCLE VISIBLE ON AP,570M NNW OF LODGE HILL FARM(B1).A LARGE HOLE - TOO BIG & IRREGULAR FOR,SAY,A POND BARROW.ALMOST CERTAINLY A MARL PIT(B2). Field probably RB site in light of metal detector finds (see :01:000 for details) (B3-4).
(SU 79389955) Cropmark of a round barrow on AP. (B1 and 5)
Visible on A/Ps. (B6)
Visited by J Evans (Field Archaeologist Bucks County Museum) in late 1970, who described it as a great hole - hardly a pond barrow. (B7)
A ploughed down chalk pit, c30.0m in diameter, with chalk debris around the rim. Not an antiquity. (B8)
Sources (11)
- ---SBC17207 Aerial Photograph: 29/05/37. AMO 1041. SU\793996. Yes.
- <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D1085.
- <1>SBC639 Bibliographic reference: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM (MAJOR G W G ALLEN) A/P 1041 (AT BCM).
- <2>SBC5331 Verbal communication: J G Evans. 1970. FIELD VISIT:J.G.EVANS,1970/BCM OLD RECORD CARD.
- <3>SBC19389 Verbal communication: Piercy R. 1998. Pers comm Piercy R to Parkhouse J.
- <4>SBC19390 Article in serial: Babb L (BCM). 1998. A Roman clasp knife from Saunderton.
- <5>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
- <6>SBC27528 Aerial Photograph: 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1396 10-APR-1946.
- <7>SBC27537 Digital archive: Historic England. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum.
- <8>SBC27526 Verbal communication: Norman Keith Blood. 1972. Field Investigators Comments.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 79370 99530 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13889)
Record last edited
Jun 16 2025 11:18AM
