United Kingdom

Double Arches Pit

Roman settlement and geological site, Bedfordshire, UK

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Historical Context

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Double Arches Pit (formerly known as New Trees Pit) was a sand quarry near the village and civil parish of Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Site assessment

12 February 2008

Valuation visit

22 August 1927

Quarry opened

1916

Quarry closed

1985

SSSI application

1988

Classification

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Water Management Features

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Industrial and Craft Structures

Mines
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

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Environmental and Natural Features

Soil Layers
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Transportation and Communication Structures

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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.95° N, -0.64° E