Monument record 5914/1 - Modern Quarry
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Summary
Probable ironstone quarries are visible on historical aerial photographs and lidar imagery and the quarrying covers a large area of land north and northeast of Irchester.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
{1, 2} Probable ironstone quarries are visible on historical aerial photographs and lidar imagery and their full extant (as visible on the photographs and lidar) were mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. The quarrying covers a large area of land north and northeast of Irchester and centred at SP 92351 66343.
<1> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP9266/SP9265 Environment Agency 1M DTM 01 Oct 2014 - 31 May 2017 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<2> Vertical Aerial Photograph, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2006 ACCESSED 29-MAR-2019 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112695.
<3> Bedford Borough Council HER, Undated, Bedford Borough NMP, MD003015 (Archive). SNN113023.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP9266/SP9265 Environment Agency 1M DTM 01 Oct 2014 - 31 May 2017.
- <2> SNN112695 Aerial Photograph(s): Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2006 ACCESSED 29-MAR-2019.
- <3> SNN113023 Archive: Bedford Borough Council HER. Undated. Bedford Borough NMP. Historic England Archive. MD003015.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: Possible Modern Quarrying (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (5914/1/4)
- Parent of: Probable Modern Quarry Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (5914/1/1)
- Parent of: Probable Modern Quarry Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (5914/1/3)
- Parent of: Undated Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (5914/1/2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 92803 67530 (255m by 242m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IRCHESTER, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 1625457
Record last edited
Feb 10 2025 7:29PM
