Monument record 0545200000 - TYLER'S HILL, BOTLEY
Summary
Sixteenth to seventeenth century metalwork found in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries at Tyler's Hill, Botley
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)
Description
IN DIGGING DRAIN FOR COTTAGE, ELBOURN, BRICKLAYER'S LAD, BROKE A SMALL VESSEL (00:001) CONTAINING C.200 GOLD COINS (00:002). LATIMER MANOR COURT ROLLS NOV .1705 RECORD ANOTHER COIN HOARD, SILVER, FOUND BY TOKEFIELD, A LABOURER, IN A LEAD-COVERED PIPKIN (00:00 3)(B1,B4-5).
NGR OF 1888 HOARD FROM MAP (B3).
A hoard of about 200 gold coins, none dated later than Charles I were found in 1888 during digging a drain at Tyler's Hill (SP 981018). Many of the coins were lost but 44 were retained and given to the Treasury (B5).
No further information (B6).
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 (7)
- <1>SBC9984 Article in serial: 1889. NUMISMATIC MAGAZINE 1889, 4 PP90-91. Vol 4.
- <2>SBC9981 Article in serial: 1890. NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE 1890, 3RD SER.10 PP48-50, NOTE BY H MONTAGUE.
- <3>SBC20 Map: 05 25INCH (1:2500) MAP,1925.
- <4>SBC9408 Verbal communication: E M Besly (British Museum). 1984. MR E M BESLY, DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS, BRITISH MUSEUM, TO G C LAMB, BCM, DECEMBER 1984.
- <5>SBC2221 Article in serial: Bryant Burgess. 1889. 'Find of Coins at Tyler's Hill', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 6 pp216-217. Vol 6 part 3.
- <6>SBC28274 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 09-OCT-74.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 98120 01790 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN HOARD (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find during drain digging (EBC13357)
Record last edited
Mar 9 2026 3:44PM
