Monument record 0062703100 - BLEDLOW COP, WAIN HILL
Summary
Part of an Early Bronze Age inhumation that was later disturbed was recorded in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION (BURIAL:INHUMATION:PRIMARY, Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 158cm, Width 81cm, Depth 70cm.
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
RECTANGULAR PIT UNDER CENTRE OF MOUND, CUT INTO CHALK FLOOR & FILLED WITH CLAY MOULD & CHALK RUBBLE. ALMOST VERTICAL SIDES, THOUGH TOP EDGES WIDENED BY LATER DISTURBANCE. ON GRAVE FLOOR, AT S ANGLE WAS FRAGMENT OF JAW, PROBABLY FROM YOUNG WOMAN (POSSIBLY FROM LATER SAXON BURIAL). CONTENTS DISTURBED P-MED (B1).
Sources (1)
- <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.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77330 01090 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10021)
Record last edited
Nov 23 2024 1:52PM
