Monument record 15734 - Former Pits at Hey's Wood

<1> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, NJH 3489/5 & 3489/7, 01/08/1986 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

Sub-rectangular and sub circular cropmarks are visible in field s adjacent to The Riddings and Hey’s Wood.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 12/12/2022 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Many of these features are visible as ponds or earthworks on RAF aerial photographs (see 3) and are depicted as such on the Ordnance Survey map of 1875-1877 (see 4). However, some, especially the larger feature at the western end of Clay Flatt, may be associated to the former brick field depicted to the west on the tithe maps for the townships of Weaverham and Over (see 5).

<3> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE UK 1935 (17/01/1947) or 106G UK 1186 (21/02/1946) (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6370, 1875-1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<5> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 416/2a (unknown date) & EDT 315/2 (c.1846) (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<6> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, Composite DSM 1m 2020 (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

These features only survive as slight earthworks.