Kingsmead Quarry, Horton

Sunrise over Kingsmead Quarry

[Update] Find out about the Neolithic house discovered at Kingsmead Quarry.

Investigations at Kingsmead Quarry have shown that people had used the area since the end of the last Ice Age, a period of 14,000 years.

Rivers have always been important for settlement. This site lies on a floodplain and the River Thames which lies just to the south of the area, may once have crossed the site. This would help explain why people have used and occupied this area for so many years.

The investigations took 11 months and covered over 9 hectares.