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Double Arches Pit
51.9530° N, -0.6410° E
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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
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Site assessment
12 February 2008
Valuation visit
22 August 1927
Quarry opened
1916
Quarry closed
1985
SSSI application
1988
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