Monument record 0904300000 - NW OF ABBEY HOUSE

Summary

Site of former limekiln and marl pit shown on late nineteenth and early twentieth century maps, is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

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Type and Period (3)

MARL PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
LIME KILN (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
QUARRY (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

'PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 7, SURVEYED 1880); 'MARL PIT' SHOWN ON 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 7.16, SURVEYED 1880); 'QUARRY AND KILN' SHOWN ON 6IN OS (REVISED 1930S) (B1).

A post-medieval lime kiln and marl pit is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located about 300 metres WSW of Abbey House and centred at SP 63612 39601 is a 245 metres long irregularly shaped marl pit with an area of 7,273 square metres. At its east end and centred at SP 63734 39579 is a circular lime kiln chimney about 3 metres wide. The lime kiln is not shown on the 1814 dated Ordnance Surveyor Drawing but is depicted on the 1884 dated 1st Edition OS map, so was possibly constructed between these dates. Visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, the lime kiln has been demolished by 1973, though the extractive pit remains visible as an earthwork (2-7).

Sources (7)

<1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0327.
<2>SBC26096 Digital archive: BRITISH LIBRARY. 2023. Boyce. 1814. Ordnance Surveyor Drawing 2 inches to 1 mile (1:31,680) scale - Stony Stratford (OSD 229). Date Accessed 27-SEP-2022.
<3>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire Sheet V11.16, 1884.
<4>SBC26164 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. US-7PH-GP-LOC201 PORT 13050 06-MAR-1944.
<5>SBC26165 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-3G-TUD-UK-86 RV 6004 26-MAR-1946.
<6>SBC26166 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. OS-73336 V 465 24-JUN-1973.
<7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6339.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 63678 39592 (104m by 34m)
Civil Parish	BIDDLESDEN, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire