Monument record 0064000000 - CONEY LANE, THE WARREN
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
SMALL STRAP END. DESIGN WORN, BUT DISCERNIBLE. OUTLINE OF 2 RIVET-HOLES ON BUTT, WHICH IS SPLIT TO TAKE LEATHER STRAP. RELIEF ORNAMENT CONTAINED IN DIVISIONS MARKED BY RECESSES. ANIMAL-HEAD TERMINAL SHOWS DEEPLY MARKED EYES & LONG EARS. CENTRAL PANEL WITH CROSS FOUND ON TRACK SURFACE (B1-4).
AT NGR (B5).
A small bronze Anglo-Saxon strap-end found by Head, on the surface of the S side of Coney Lane, near The Warren, Bledlow. 120 yds above is a chalk pit where Saxon burials have been discovered. (Chalk-pit at SP 7768 0144 see SP 70 SE 12 : strap-end therefore found c SP 7768 0156. The design is much worn and corroded, but sufficient detail, with emphasis on the centre panels promient cross, remains to suggest a late 9th c date (B1).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC457 Article in serial: ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 22 1942 P221.
- <2>SBC13235 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 14 1942 PP184-185.
- <3>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp99,147.
- <4>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <5>SBC6203 Graphic material: HEAD J F (SEE HIS WORKING PLAN IN CAS FILE 2616).
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 77660 01660 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- STRAP FITTING (5th Century Saxon to 9th Century - 410 AD to 899 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12842)
Record last edited
Jan 12 2026 12:25PM
