Find Spot record 0061800000 - G.W.R.,HIGH WYCOMBE
Summary
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe found during construction of the Great Western Railway at High Wycombe in 1891
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0078 mm Width 0055
Plan Form - POINTED
SMALL AXE. QUITE WELL FINISHED WITH SOFT HAMMER TECHNIQUE. HEAVILY ROLLED (SKETCH)(B1).
THE ONLY PALAEOLITH IN THE WYE VALLEY IS THE ONE RECORDED & MARKED 'G.W.R.1891', APPROX AT NGR (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B3-4).
(SU 8693) A Palaeolithic handaxe from the Great Western Railway at High Wycombe, is in Aylesbury Museum.
Not located in Bucks County Museum; no further information, (B5)
NRHE Insert 1998 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC1233 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <2>SBC17051 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P214.
- <3>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CH-2 No.12 p180.
- <4>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CH-2 No.12.
- <5>SBC27599 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 15-AUG-74.
- <6>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86500 93300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12802)
- Event - Survey: The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (EBC18748)
Record last edited
Sep 4 2025 12:14PM
