Monument record 0909800000 - S OF ODIN FARM

Summary

SITE OF PIT SHOWN ON 19TH CENTURY TO MODERN MAPS

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • GRAVEL PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

'GRAVEL PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 13, SURVEYED 1880); 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 13.7, SURVEYED 1879); 1:10,000 OS (SURVEYED 1971) [B1]

Two extractive pit of post medieval/modern date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 500m west of Foscott, and centred at SP 71092 35668. Pits are cut in to ridge and furrow earthworks on Superficial Deposits of Glaciofluvial Deposits overlying Rutland Mudstone, pits are 90x60m and 109x35m. (2-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0355.
  • <2>SBC26380 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4178 11-Oct-1946.
  • <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7135 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.

Location

Grid reference SP 71158 35694 (point)
Civil Parish MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Sep 4 2023 4:31PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.