MEM23356 - Post-medieval quarry or prospecting feature at Beckham (Monument)

A subrectangular cut noted during field survey may represent a mineral prospecting feature, although the absence of obvious spoil suggests it could also be a quarry; possibly a source of stone for the construction of the nearby boundary.

Subrectangular cut with absence of spoil, located on opposite bank to hollows above. [1] Subrectangular cut measuring 9 metres by 4 metres by 2 metres. Possible a mineral prospecting feature, although the absence of obvious spoil suggests it could also be a quarry; possibly a source of stone for the construction of the nearby boundary. [2]