Monument record 0062706800 - BLEDLOW COP, WAIN HILL

Summary

Early Saxon pit recorded in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • PIT (5th Century Saxon to 7th Century - 410 AD? to 699 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0050 cm Width 0040
Plan Form - OVAL
OVAL PIT, 5.8M SE OF CENTRAL DATUM. PIT CONTAINED NOTHING IN FILL, BUT SIZE, CONSTRUCTION & APPEARANCE WERE SO SIMILAR TO SAXON CREMATION PITS & SO UNLIKE OTHER FEATURES ON SITE THAT IT PROBABLY DATES FROM THIS PERIOD (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

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation of round barrow at The Cop (EBC10021)

Record last edited

Apr 18 2025 2:17PM

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