Monument record 0155000000 - COOPER'S PIT, EAST BURNHAM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Early Palaeolithic deposits
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Type and Period (1)
- GRAVEL PIT (Modern - 1901 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
COOPER'S PIT AKA BOND'S PIT & EAST BURNHAM PIT, OPERATIONAL DURING 1930'S. GREAT NUMBER OF PALEOLITHS FOUND HERE (B1-4).
DISCUSSION OF GEOLOGY, & SECTIONS (B1).
PHOTO (B5).
BOYN HILL TERRACE GRAVELS (B3).
PIT NOW REFILLED, BUT CENTRED AT NGR ACCORDING TO LOCAL RESIDENT MR G PUSEY (B4).
Two large pits (Cooper's Pit and Deverill's Pit), the former immediately north of the other. Treacher collected from here and recorded his material as 'Burnham Beeches' and did not distinguish in most instances between the two pits (the Boyn Hill Gravel is one continuous spread). Some sections were cut in 1954 in the basal gravels remaining of Deverill's Pit and several flakes were found in-situ. In 1995-6 Cooper's Pit had been levelled, landscaped and a house built within it; Deverill's Pit had a house within it at the north end and was part of the adjacent landfill site at the other end. Assessed as a Lower Palaeolithic find spot of particular importance (B6-7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC7192 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1939. 'THE PALAEOLITHIC CONTENTS OF THE GRAVELS AT EAST BURNHAM', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 19 PP166-181 & ILLUS. Vol 19.
- <2>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <3>SBC17063 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP231-232.
- <4>SBC11177 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SE 83/SU 98 SE 14, JUNE 1974 (FILED).
- <5>SBC11846 Photograph: PHOTO IN GEOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE, BCM..
- <6>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 Nos.26-27 p67.
- <7>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 Nos.26-27.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94600 84220 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2024 3:40PM
