Find Spot record 0500000000 - WOOD E CHEQUERS KNAP
Summary
Bronze Age metalwork found on ground surface
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
LBA CLOSED SOCKET SICKLE. WELL PRESERVED. MAX WIDTH 138MM & HEIGHT 76MM. HOLLOW SOCKET, TAPERING WHOLE LENGTH, FLAT END & PERFORATED TO TAKE 2 RIVETS. VERTICAL CASTING LINES DIVIDE SOCKET INTO 2. BLADE MAX THICKNESS 3MM AT RIBS WITH 4 GROOVES. DRAWINGS (FILED). FINDSPOT DIFFICULT TO PLOT SO IS APPROX (B1-2).
A Late Bronze Age socketed sickle with ribbed blade was found protruding from leaf-mould, possibly disturbed by burrowing animals, by Mr. B. Payne who presented it to the Museum (540.1981) (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC9257 Bibliographic reference: MR B PAYNE, DWHA & M E FARLEY,MAY 1981/FARLEY M E & PAYNE 24 JUNE 1981 FIELD VISIT.
- <2>SBC4761 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1991. 'A LATE BRONZE AGE SICKLE FROM GREAT KIMBLE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 PP142-144. Vol 33.
- <3>SBC29546 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1981. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire 23 pp120-124. Vol 23. p121.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83240 05430 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE KIMBLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SICKLE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12983)
Record last edited
Jul 1 2026 6:33PM
