Monument record 0202500000 - DEVERILL'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
DEVERILL'S PIT IS S EXTENSION OF PUSEY'S PIT, ALSO CALLED BURNHAM BEECHES PIT. WORKED IN 1920'S-30'S. TREACHER COLLECTED FROM PUSEY'S PIT IN 1926 (B1-3,B7 ).
NUMEROUS FLINTS FROM BOYN HILL TERRACE GRAVELS HERE (B4-6).
PIT OVERGROWN; SOME GRAVEL LEFT. ALSO KNOWN AS CROW PIECE LANE (MR BAYLEY'S FINDS)(B2-3).
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 (B8-9).
Sources (9)
- <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>SBC11414 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 84; SU 98 SW 85 (FILED).
- <3>SBC17083 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP231-232.
- <4>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <5>SBC7204 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1960. 'ON PALAEOLITHIC CHOPPERS & CLEAVERS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP330-341 & ILLUS. Vol 16.
- <6>SBC1523 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM LOANS REGISTER.
- <7>SBC11850 Photograph: PHOTO OF PIT AT GEOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE, BCM.
- <8>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 Nos.26-27 pp67-8.
- <9>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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 94700 84000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 11:38AM
