Find Spot record 0532900000 - BACOMBE HILL, WENDOVER
Summary
Late Bronze Age bronze chisel found whilst metal-detecting
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Plan Form - TANGED
SMALL TANGED BRONZE CHISEL WITH STOP RIDGE. LATE BRONZE AGE TYPE C.1000-600 BC. LIGHT WEIGHT, PERHAPS USED FOR CARVING RATHER THAN JOINERY. PHOTO FILED. FOUND BY MR.D.G.SHELLEY (B1).
A small prehistoric tanged bronze chisel with a stop-ridge was found in Wendover at SP861071, by D Shelley (B2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC14520 Unpublished document: 1983. SHELLEY D G AND FARLEY M E (BCM) JULY 1983.
- <2>SBC19708 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1983. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Recs of Bucks Vol 25, pp168-175. Vol 25. p170.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 86100 07150 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Metal-detecting (EBC12627)
Record last edited
Jul 23 2026 12:01PM
