Monument record MBC46740 - Group of small extractive pits in woodland, Buckland

A group of 13 small chalk pits of probable post medieval/modern date is visible on remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located approximately 600m south west of Aston Hill Farm, Aston Clinton, and centred at SP 89954 09113. The pits are sub circular and measure approximately between 3-9m across and are crossed by a trackway; they are cut in to Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation, mainly used for flint and lime. Land use in 1945 shows rough grassland and modern land use is woodland. It lies within the boundaries of the Dancersend SSSI, notified in 1951 for unimproved chalk grassland, scrub, regenerating woodland and plantations. (1-5)