Find Spot record 0563901000 - TAPLOW COURT

Summary

Two possible Iron Age, Roman or Saxon spindle whorls found during excavations at Taplow barrow.

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

EX-RUTLAND COLLECTION, WITH 1 BEAD (01:001) & LABEL READING '3 BEADS, KIMMERIDGE SHALE, TAPLOW COURT ' (B6). PRESUMABLY WHORLS HAD BEEN WRONGLY IDENTIFIED AS BEADS (B7). LETTER CONCERNING WHORLS (WITH SKETCH) (B8).

Sources (3)

  • <6>SBC943 Unpublished document: 1909. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1909.
  • <7>SBC5522 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR, JAN 1988.
  • <8>SBC846 Bibliographic reference: BAS LETTER BOOK 6 JUNE 1939, P341 (TRANSCRIPT FILE D).

Location

Grid reference SU 9063 8218 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPINDLE WHORL (Early Iron Age to Saxon - 700 BC? to 1065 AD?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC13899)

Record last edited

Aug 15 2011 4:29PM

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