Monument record 0544800000 - NNW OF WINCHENDONHILL

Summary

Possible Saxon burial mound and boundary marker known only from historic records, position now unknown

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Possible site of Saxon burial mound or boundary marker (DBC9354)

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Type and Period (2)

  • BOUNDARY MARKER (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • ROUND BARROW? (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

POSSIBLE SITE OF THE 'ROUGH HILL OR MOUND' (RUGAN HLAEWE) MENTIONED AD1004 UPPER WINCHENDON BOUNDARY CHARTER. HILL VARIOUSLY CALLED GREAT HILL, HILLSBURY HILL & BULLS HEADLAND. HLAEW USUALLY MEANS ARTIFICIAL MOUND BUT CAN MEAN ISOLATED HILL. HILL IS PROMINENT FEATURE THOUGH NOW NO TRACE BURIAL MOUND (B1-2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC766 Article in serial: Arnold Baines. 1972. 'The Boundaries of Over Winchendon', in Recs of Bucks 19 pp169-173. Vol 19, part 2. p172.
  • <2>SBC13680 Bibliographic reference: 1979. REED M 1979 'BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ANGLO-SAXON CHARTER BOUNDARIES', IN GELLING, M 'EARLY CHARTERS OF THE THAMES VALLEY' PP182-184.

Location

Grid reference SP 73900 13000 (point)
Civil Parish UPPER WINCHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2026 7:25PM

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