Monument record 0560300000 - DEADMAN DANE BOTTOM
Summary
Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave found at Deadman Dane Bottom in the early twentieth century, was presented to the County Museum, Aylesbury, by the High Wycombe Museum.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
BRONZE CELT, EXHIBITED BY MR J PARKER, HIGH WYCOMBE. FROM DEADMAN-DANE BOTTOM, WYCOMBE HEATH (B1). BRONZE PALSTAVE FOUND AT DEADMAN DEAN PRESENTED TO BCM BY HIGH WYCOMBE MUSEUM (B2). 'DEADMAN DEAN BOTTOM' SHOWN APPROX AT NGR (B3).
A bronze palstave found at Deadman Dean, High Wycombe, was presented to the County Museum, Aylesbury, by the High Wycombe Museum. (B4)
Deadman,Dane or Dean Bottom is the name applied to a deep ravine near Hazlemere (SU 895960) running at right angles to the high road from Wycombe to Amersham. (Note Deadmondean Road' SU 896960, along such a ravine on OA 6" 1961.) (B5).
NRHE insert 1999 (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC6077 Bibliographic reference: HANDBOOK TO THE LOAN EXHIBITION...AYLESBURY 1905 I TEM 323 P26.
- <2>SBC13239 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 15 1951 P279.
- <3>SBC11654 Map: PENN TITHE MAP,P.R.O (KEW) 1R 30/3/86.
- <4>SBC27821 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1947. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 15. Volume 15. p52 and 279.
- <5>SBC27822 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1878-86. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 5. Volume 5. p266-7.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89900 95800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2025 2:46PM
