Monument record 0572400000 - 2 & 4 CASTLE STREET

Summary

Two possible Saxon or medieval burials found during building work

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  • INHUMATION (5th Century Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

BUILDERS DISCOVER HUMAN BONES DURING DEVELOPMENT/CONVERSION OF HOUSES. SKELETON REMOVED: NO CLEAR INDICATION OF FORMER POSITION. ALSO INCLUDED PELVIS, FIBULA (& ANIMAL BONE). SKULL FOUND 900MM DOWN. 2ND SKELETON FOUND SUBSEQUENTLY. BRIEF VISIT FOUND LINE OF VERTEBRAE, PELVIS ETC; NO SKULL (FURTHER DETAIL, LOCATION PLOT, SECTION ETC FILED) (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p32.
  • <2>SBC3590 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <3>SBC5068 Unpublished document: Mike Farley (BCM). 1990. DETAILED NOTES, PHOTOS, LOCATION PLAN AND SECTION, FILED.

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Grid reference SP 81760 13788 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find during building work (EBC18299)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 4:51PM

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