Find Spot record 0663200000 - N of Upper Icknield Way

Summary

Bronze Age, Roman and medieval metalwork, pottery and brick found whilst metal detecting, suggesting site of Roman building

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Site of a Roman building suggested by finds from metal-detecting (DBC9578)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)
  • BUILDING? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Large quantities of RB material, especially in N part of field, inc brick, pottery, spoon, intaglio and misc metalwork found by R Piercy whilst metal detecting. Also fragment of Bronze Age axe and 'plenty' of medieval coinage, C12 to Elizabeth I. Reported to BCM in September 1998 but material not seen (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC19387 Verbal communication: R Piercy. 1998. R Piercy to Jonathan Parkhouse (BCM) pers comm September 1998.

Location

Grid reference SP 7913 0163 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (7)

  • AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1599 AD)
  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • INTAGLIO (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Metal detecting (EBC15899)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2008 6:53PM

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