Monument record 0918900000 - N OF BARRETTSTOWN FARM
Summary
Site of former sand pit shown on late nineteenth and early twentieth century maps
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- SAND PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- GRAVEL PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
'SAND PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 23, SURVEYED 1879); 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 23.10, SURVEYED 1880); 6IN OS (SURVEYED 1930) (B1).
A post medieval gravel pit is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located about 190 metres NW of Barrettstown Estates and centred at SP 79098 21041, abutting Pitchcott Road/Oving Road, an irregularly shaped depression covers an area of about 5,780 square metres. The gravel pit appears on the 1st Edition OS map dated to the early 1880s. On recent remote sensing data, the earthwork remain extant (2-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0040.
- <2>SBC27790 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-2097 RP 3054 28-MAY-1947.
- <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7921.
- <4>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP7921.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79098 21051 (point) |
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Aug 27 2025 10:41PM
