Monument record MBC46771 - Three chalk pits in Halton Wood, Halton

Three small chalk pits of probable post medieval/modern date are visible on remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in Halton Wood, Halton, and centred at SP 89406 08514. The pits are subcircular and measure 8-10m across at their largest. They are cut in to Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation, mainly used for flint and lime. Land use in 1945 shows cleared woodland, possibly cleared to supply timber for the trenches in World War I, but the aerial photograph is not clear enough to show the pits; modern land use is woodland. (1-5)