Monument record 0695800000 - NW of Snelshall Priory

Summary

Former gravel pit shown on late nineteenth century maps and identified during geophysical survey.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • GRAVEL PIT (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

'Old Gravel Pit' is shown on the OS 1st Editon 6-inch map (Bucks sheet 14, surveyd 1880) and on the 25-inch map (B1-2).
Magnetic susceptibility survey on land west and northwest of Snelshall Priory identified the site of this filled-in quarry, which has some rubble visible in the hollow (B3).
Plotted as a feature visible in aerial photos (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D2387.
  • <2>SBC20222 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878-80. OS 1st Editon 6in Map: Sheet 14.
  • <3>SBC23016 Unpublished document: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2004. Report on the Archaeogeophysical Survey of Proposed Development Sites West of Milton Keynes.
  • <4>SBC22855 Unpublished document: Archaeological Investigations Ltd. 2004. New Lansdown, Whaddon Park, The Oaks: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. p17, Fig 4 (X10).

Location

Grid reference SP 81374 34534 (point)
Civil Parish WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16901)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 2:07PM

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