Monument record 0961100000 - Medieval marl pit near Little Kingshill

Summary

A medieval marl pit recorded in documentary evidence and in a site visit

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Type and Period (1)

  • MARL PIT (13th Century - 1200 AD? to 1299 AD?)

Description

Evidence from Great Missenden cartulary for a "great marl pit" close to a grant of land from Hugh de Plessis to Missenden Abbey between 1263 and 1292. Visit by author of dissertation noted a marl pit c. 75m across to north-west of Little Kingshill which may be the one identified in the 13th century (B1). NGR from source but may be wooded area to west.

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC22225 Unpublished document: Mike C J Davis. 2004. The Landscape of Missenden Abbey. p 22, fig 32, map 10.

Location

Grid reference SU 89302 99602 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2008 2:16PM

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