Monument record 0062703000 - BLEDLOW COP, WAIN HILL

Summary

Early Bronze Age round barrow recorded in excavation in the 1930s

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009353: BOWL BARROW ON 'THE COP' HILL, 270M NORTH OF THICKTHORNE WOOD TRIG PILLAR

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  • ROUND BARROW (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0002 Radius 0009 m
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS: BOWL BARROW, NO DITCH & NO DISTURBANCE IN SURROUNDING CHALK ROCK, EXCEPT 03:700. MOUND CONSISTED OF LAYER OF COMPRESSED CLAY ABOVE OLD TURF LINE (?FROM ADJOINING WAIN HILL) TOPPED WITH CHALK RUBBLE & SOIL (FROM SURFACE SCRAPINGS?). IN MOUND WERE ANIMAL BONES, FLINTS & POT (B1). Reappraisal of origin of barrow in Recs of Bucks (B15).

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  • <1>SBC6205 Article in serial: J F Head (with contributions from W F Grimes, F G Parsons, F C Fraser, A S Kennard & J Cecil Mary). 1938. 'THE EXCAVATION OF THE COP ROUND BARROW, BLEDLOW', IN RECS OF BUCKS 13 PP313-351. Vol 13, part 5.
  • <2>SBC10702 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 70 SE 13 (FILED).
  • <3>SBC14022 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1992. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <4>SBC6285 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP18,32,41,54,97,146-147.
  • <5>SBC6220 Article in serial: J F Head. 1946. 'BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, AD 450-700', IN RECS OF BUCKS 14 PP301-340. Vol 14, part 6. p314.
  • <6>SBC6673 Bibliographic reference: J F HEAD NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE, PHOTOS & SITE ARCHIVE (GIVEN BY HIS WIDOW IN MARCH 1984, FILED).
  • <7>SBC6892 Article in serial: 1941. KEILLER A, PIGGOTT S & WALLIS F S 1941 'THE PETROLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF STONE AXES', IN PPS 7 (NEW SERIES) P58. Vol 7.
  • <8>SBC2750 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 6 (FILED).
  • <9>SBC3344 Bibliographic reference: DALWOOD C H (BCM) APRIL 1988.
  • <10>SBC3343 Bibliographic reference: DALWOOD C H (BCM) 1984 (NOTE FILED)/MDA CARD AYBCM: 105 X 57 (CF O'CONNO-R B 1980 LATER BRONZE AGE, .
  • <11>SBC5713 Graphic material: Alex Gibson (Leicester University). 1978. DRAWINGS OF BEAKER POTTERY.
  • <12>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <13>SBC1916 Article in serial: BRITNELL W J 1976 ANTLER CHEEKPIECES OF THE BRITISH LATE BRONZE AGE, IN ANTIQUARIESJOURNAL56PP24-34".
  • <14>SBC7100 Bibliographic reference: KING DR C E (ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD) OCT 1983/BCM COIN CATALOGUE.
  • <15>SBC4763 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1992. 'THE COP ROUND BARROW AT BLEDLOW: PREHISTORIC OR SAXON?', IN RECS OF BUCKS 34 PP11-13. Vol 34.
  • <16>SBC3381 Verbal communication: DAMANT C (BCC COUNTRYSIDE OFFICER) TO FARLEY M E (BCM) DECEMBER 1994 PERS COMM (CORRESPONDENCE & .

Location

Grid reference SP 77330 01090 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Oct 11 2024 11:16AM

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