Monument record 0694900000 - SE of Church Hill Farm: gravel pit
Summary
A gravel pit is shown on nineteenth century map surveyed in 1878-80
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- GRAVEL PIT (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD)
Description
The OS 1st edition 6in maps surveyed in 1878-80 notes a gravel pit (1, 2).
A post-medieval extractive pit is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located on Harboury Hill and centred at SP 81224 28158, a subrectangular extractive pit is about 2,250 square metres. The extraction appears to have truncated a block of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation. On aerial photographs taken in 2019 and recent remote sensing data, the pit from extraction site remains extant, though is now incorporated into the landscape of a newly constructed residential property (3-5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0047.
- <2>SBC20217 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878-80. OS 1st Edition 6 inch map: Sheet 19.
- <3>SBC25792 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7023 25-JAN-1944.
- <4>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8128.
- <5>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP8128.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8126 2815 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Aug 26 2022 10:37AM
