Monument record 0044501000 - BURN HILL
Summary
Two burials found in badger digging in the nineteenth century, thought to date to either the Early Iron Age or Saxon periods
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Natural mound at Burn Hill, used for burials in the late Prehistoric period
Map
Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Early Iron Age - 700 BC? to 401 BC?)
- INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Description
2 SKELETONS DISCOVERED WHILE BADGER DIGGING FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVE EXCAVATIONS WHICH ESTABLISHED THAT ONE WAS CONTRACTED & OTHER EXTENDED WITH BODY ORIENTATED WITH FEET ENE. NO FURTHER SKELETONS (B2).
SKELETONS ATTRIBUTED TO EARLY IRON AGE OR SAXON PERIOD (B6 ).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC17344 Aerial Photograph: 15/07/86. BCM A11/3/25. SP\778132. Yes.
- <1>SBC10 Bibliographic reference: (SEE CAS 0446).
- <2>SBC3065 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1907. 'EXPLORATION OF A NATURAL BARROW AT STONE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 9 PP263-279. Vol 9.
- <3>SBC1280 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS.
- <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p293.
- <5>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <6>SBC13982 Scheduling record: SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUME NTS,JULY 1933/ENGLISH HERITAGE,DEC 1992.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77870 13160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11810)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11986)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14169)
- Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13831)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 4:22PM
