Monument record 0778500000 - 'The Stone', Chapel Hill

Summary

Glacial erratic boulder at road junction, a local landmark shown on historic mapping

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • MARKER STONE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • STONE BLOCK (Pleistocene - 2000000 BC to 10001 BC)
  • BOLLARD? (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Glacial erratic boulder of carboniferous limestone at junction of Chapel Hill and High Road, shown on historic mapping since at least 1769. A local landmark, designated as a Local Geological Site (RIGS)(B1-2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24684 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2016. Information from OS 6-inch, 25-inch and other historic mapping.
  • <2>SBC24685 Digital archive: Bucks Earth Heritage Group. 2016. Information from Bucks Earth Heritage Group website.

Location

Grid reference SP 8828 2709 (point)
Civil Parish SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 23 2021 9:38PM

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