Find Spot record 0064900000 - SHIMMELS FARM (100YDS N OF)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (ASSEMBLAGE, Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Description
FLINT SCRAPERS, POTTERY SHARD & A TWISTED IRON HOOK FOUND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ASSOCIATED IN ORIGIN (ILLUS)(B1-2).
AT NGR (B3).
(SEE 00:001-003).
SP 782 003 (B4) Several flint scrapers, an IA sherd of coarse-gritted pottery, and a twisted iron hook, in close proximity but not necessarily associated in origin, were found on the surface of a field near Shimmell's Farm. A hook of similar type was found on Lodge Hill (SP 70 SE 31) (B1 and B4).
Surface find of pre-Belgic IA pottery. The hook or cauldron hanger may not be contemporary, and could belong to the Roman period (B3).
No further information (B5).
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>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp64-65,146; Fig 20.
- <2>SBC1132 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,1957.
- <3>SBC13882 Article in serial: SAUNDERS C 1971 PRE-BELGIC IRON AGE IN THE CENTRAL & WESTERN CHILTERNS IN ARCHAEOLOGICALJOURNAL128PP.
- <4>SBC27633 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Rec 6" Buckinghamshire County Museum(Anon;undated).
- <5>SBC28777 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 16-JAN-74.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 78300 00200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13878)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
Jan 13 2026 10:54AM
