Find Spot record 0052900000 - BRILL NEAR BORSTALL

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Antiquarian find of a Middle to Late Bronze Age axe

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

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MR JOHN BRIDGES BROUGHT A BRASS CELT (SKETCH BY WILLIAM STUKELEY) (B1). CLEARLY A PALSTAVE, SKETCHED BY STUKELEY, C18 ANTIQUARY, WHO SUBSCRIBED THE COMMENT 'THIS INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND AT BRILL NEAR BORSTALL, BUCKS'. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW (B2). (SKETCH & FURTHER REFERENCES)(B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC9591 Bibliographic reference: MS.MINUTES OF SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES 1 P92 (ENTRY FOR 13 NOV.1723)/ARCHAEOLOGIA 5 P116.
  • <2>SBC858 Bibliographic reference: F W Bateson. 1966. BRILL, A SHORT HISTORY. p19 (Ref. to Bodleian Ms.Top.Gen.B53 Folio 56).
  • <3>SBC1547 Bibliographic reference: BCM OLD RECORD CARD (IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0529).

Location

Grid reference SP 66000 14000 (point)
Civil Parish BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 20 2004 4:14PM

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