Double Arches Pit

Double Arches Pit (formerly known as New Trees Pit) was a sand quarry near the village and civil parish of Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire [1]. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site [1]. Archaeological excavations have concluded that a good-sized Roman settlement existed there, with multiple pieces of pottery and a Roman well being discovered [1]. The pit was opened by J. Arnold & Sons Limited in 1916 [1]. An application was made to designate the pit a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1988 [1]. The application was made on the basis that it was the best accessible exposure to Lower Greensand and Gault in the Leighton Buzzard area [1].