Monument record MBC44868 - Post-medieval extractive pit, Stonepit Hill Spinney.
Summary
A post-medieval extractive pit is visible on remote sensing data 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 (1)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
A post-medieval extractive pit is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located within Stonepit Hill Spinney and centred at SP 66692 35637, the irregularly shaped extractive pit is about 7,700 square metres and cuts through a block of medieval and/or post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks. The eponymous spinney suggest its function. The extractive pit appears as extant on the 1814 Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawing, suggesting it probably dates to the 18th century, though the spinney present today has grown over the site by the 1881 OS 1st Edition map (1-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6635.
- <2>SBC26096 Digital archive: BRITISH LIBRARY. 2023. Boyce. 1814. Ordnance Surveyor Drawing 2 inches to 1 mile (1:31,680) scale - Stony Stratford (OSD 229). Date Accessed 27-SEP-2022.
- <3>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire VIII.3 1881.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6669 3563 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, 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 6:44PM
