Monument record 0879700000 - WEST WYCOMBE HILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD)
Description
'Quarry' shown on 6-inch first edition OS map (Sheet 41, surveyed 1880) and 25-inch OS first edition map (sheet 41.16, surveyed 1876) (B1).
An area of surface quarrying (presumably for chalk for foundations of houses in the village and roads) is shown to the west of the caves on the 1921 Ordnance Survey map as 'Old Quarry'. This could not be accessed during the 2000-2001 English Heritage earthwork survey due to prohibitive vegetation cover. That this and the quarry to the east were in existence in 1748 seems likely since it was the presence of scooped depressions here that influenced Dashwood's choice of location for his excavated caves. Early open-cast quarrying is shown in this location on one of Hannan's paintings dating to the 1750s (B2-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>XYSBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D2432. [Mapped feature: #14908 ]
- <2>SBC19995 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part 1: Site History and Introduction. 1.
- <3>SBC19996 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part II: The Earthwork Surveys. 2. p88, Plate 21.
- <4>SBC19998 Graphic material: English Heritage. 2000. West Wycombe Park: detailed plans of Pleasure Grounds, Wider Parkland and Church Hill. 1:2500.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 82912 94806 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2026 2:45PM
