Monument record MBC43482 - A post-medieval sand and gravel extraction pit
Summary
A post-medieval sand and gravel extraction pit is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION SITE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
A post medieval sand and gravel extraction pit is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field NE of Stewkley village and centred at SP 85734 26806, the irregularly shaped extraction pit is about 3,232 square metres in area and is not shown on the 1881 1st edition OS map. This is part of a large cluster of extractive pits that may have been created to provide raw material for Stewkley’s brickmaking industry, for which there are at least two kiln sites close by. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1944, the pit appears to remain extant in 2019 (1-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC10076 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1:2500 scale Epoch 1 map, Buckinghamshire 1881.
- <2>XYSBC25615 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 VM 8016 25-JAN-1944. [Mapped feature: #46183 A post-medieval sand and gravel extraction pit, ]
- <3>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. SP8526.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8573 2680 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STEWKLEY, 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
Jan 12 2024 6:23PM
