Find Spot record 0049700000 - MANOR COTTAGE, BLEDLOW.
Summary
Fragment of Neolithic polished stone axe found in garden
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0073 mm
PART OF POLISHED STONE AXE INCLUDING CUTTING EDGE (B1-2). ACTINOLITE PLAGIOCLASE ROCK, LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM BUT MUCH ALTERED: AN IGNEOUS ROCK WHOSE SOURCE CANNOT BE LOCATED (SKETCH)(B3). FOUND BY MRS A YOUNG IN HER GARDEN IN MID 1960'S, & PASSED ON TO MR PAVRY, WHO GAVE IT TO BCM (B1).
A Neolithic polished stone axe found in the garden of Manor Cottage SP 778021, Bledlow, by Mrs A Young, in 1964. Now in the Bucks County Museum Acc No 159 64 (B1 and B2).
NRHE insert 1998 (B5)
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <2>SBC13254 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 17 1964 P302.
- <3>SBC2739 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 12 (FILED).
- <4>SBC9301 Bibliographic reference: MR F H PAVRY TO M E FARLEY, 2 3 MARCH 1973.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77810 02100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12861)
Record last edited
Jan 14 2026 2:22PM
