Monument record 0061500000 - 1-2 CHURCH SQUARE, HIGH WYCOMBE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (1st Century Roman to Saxon - 43 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Description
DURING ALTERATIONS TO C16/C17 WING OF HOUSE, C.3-4M DOWN, A NUMBER OF HUMAN SKELETONS FOUND LYING IN CONFUSED STATE. NOT BURIED IN ANY ORDER. VERY FEW ASSOCIATED OBJECTS: IN HOLLOW OF 1 VERTEBRA PORTION OF A BRONZE PIN POINT. NO OTHER TRACE OF METAL NOR ANY WOOD. A FEW FRAGMENTS OF EARTHENWARE FOUND (B1).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC2030 Article in serial: BUCKS FREE PRESS MAY 10 1940 (ARTICLE BY F COLMER, PHOTOCOPY FILED).
- <2>SBC15045 Bibliographic reference: TAYLOR MRS J FEB 1979 (CONFIRMED BY KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1939).
Location
Grid reference | SU 86565 93060 (point) |
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Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)
Record last edited
Oct 11 2017 6:47PM