Monument record 0901400000 - HEDGERLEY PARK

Summary

Site of former sand pit shown on nineteenth century maps and identified during geophysical survey at Hedgerley Park

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

'Pit' shown on 6-inch OS 1st edition (Bucks Sheet 48, surveyed 1876), and on 25-inch OS 1st edition (Bucks Sheet 48.14, surveyed 1876) (B1).
'Old Sand Pit' shown on 1900 2nd Edition 6-inch OS map (B2).
Geophysical survey carried out by GeoQuest in March and April 1999 identied a large area of heavily disturbed debris associated with a strong dipolar anomaly, probably representing the back-fill of the former sand pit (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0259.
  • <2>SBC22521 Unpublished document: 1994. Countryside Planning & Management, An Archaeological Assessment of Land at Mount hill Farm, Gerrards Cross.
  • <3>SBC22520 Unpublished document: GeoQuest Associates. 1999. Geophysical Survey on land near Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire: Stage 2.

Location

Grid reference SU 98547 87597 (point)
Civil Parish GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16636)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 4:25PM

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