Monument record 0611200000 - 200M SE OF RISLIP FARM
Summary
Saxon inhumation cemetery recorded during quarrying works.
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Saxon cemetery found during quarrying (DBC8752)
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Type and Period (3)
- CEMETERY (7th Century - 600 AD to 699 AD)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (7th Century - 600 AD to 699 AD)
- INHUMATION (7th Century - 600 AD to 699 AD)
Description
?SMALL CEMETERY OF PERHAPS SEVEN INDIVIDUALS (ONE POSSIBLE CREMATION) ASSOCIATED WITH BONE COMB FRAGS AND POT SHERDS. POTTERY INCLUDED GRASS TEMPERED SAXON SHERDS AND FLINT GRITTED SHERD. CEMETERY LOCATED JUST OFF THE HILL CREST. DISCOVERED DUE TO QUARRYING ACTIVITIES (B1).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC11576 Article in serial: Jonathan Parkhouse (BCM). 1996. SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 26 P16. Vol 26.
- <2>SBC4825 Article in serial: Mike Farley (BCM). 1998. 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES FROM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 38 (for 1996) p259. Vol 38.
- <3>SBC29499 Article in serial: Jonathan Parkhouse & David Bonner. 1999. 'A Prehistoric and Saxon Site at Rislip Farm, Soulbury', in Recs of Bucks 39 pp140-148. Vol 39.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 88910 27590 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (9)
- COMPOSITE COMB (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- KNIFE (5th Century Saxon to 7th Century - 410 AD to 699 AD)
- WEIGHT (13th Century to Post-Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- BURNT FLINT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SHERD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC? to 401 BC?)
- SHERD (7th Century to 8th Century - 600 AD? to 799 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Salvage excavation (Ref: SRF 96) (EBC1111)
Record last edited
May 14 2026 6:36PM
