Monument record MBC43729 - Extractive pit near Duck End, Swanbourne

Summary

Exctractive pit, probably a marl pit, in the middle of an area of ridge and furrow earthworks.

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  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

An extractive pit of probable post medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located at Duck End, Swanbourne, and centred at SP 79710 27649. Irregular shaped pit is visible in an area of ridge and furrow earthworks in 1946; it is visible as a levelled earthwork on lidar visualisations. (1-2)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC25706 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1897 RP 3179 12-Dec-1946.
  • <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7927 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.

Location

Grid reference SP 7971 2764 (point)
Civil Parish SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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

Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 7:25PM

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