Monument record 0154900000 - ALMOND'S PIT, LENT RISE

Summary

Twentieth century pit called Almond's Pit

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Type and Period (1)

  • GRAVEL PIT (Modern - 1901 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

UNTIL 1937 MR G W ALMOND REMOVED GRAVEL FROM THE PIT NEAR HIS HOUSE. GRAVEL ILL-SORTED: LOWER PART HAS MANY LARGE FLINT NODULES & ERRATICS (B1).
GRAVEL PIT AT NGR ONCE BELONGED TO ALMONDS. NOW DISUSED (B2).
E OF LENT RISE PITS IS ALMOND'S PIT, OF WHICH HAYCOCK'S PIT (CASS 01545) WAS EXTENSION (B3).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC7195 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1940. 'PALAEOLITHS FROM THE GRAVELS OF THE LOWER BOYN HILL TERRACE', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 20 PP245-271. Vol 20.
  • <2>SBC11188 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 20 & SU 98 SW 79 (FILED).
  • <3>SBC17048 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP233,236.
  • <4>SBC458 Article in serial: ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 22 1942 PP56-59.
  • <5>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <6>SBC1280 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS.
  • <7>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.33 p68.
  • <8>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.33.

Location

Grid reference SU 92610 81940 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 4:16PM

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