Monument record 0859900000 - NE of Keep Hill

Summary

Chalk pit shown on nineteenth and twentieth century maps

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • CHALK PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • QUARRY (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

'Pit' shown on 6in OS 1st edition (Bucks Sheet 47, surveyed 1875-75); 'quarry' shown on 25in OS 1st edition (Bucks Sheet 47.2, surveyed 1875); 'chalk pit' shown in Geology of the country around Beaconsfield (Sheet 255, published 1922); '2 semi-circular pits' shown on 6in OS (Bucks Sheet 89 SE, surveyed 1930-45); '2 semi-circular pits' shown on 1:10,000 OS (surveyed 1970s) [B1]

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0266.

Location

Grid reference SU 87560 92036 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 7 2005 3:24PM

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