Find Spot record 0068000001 - WINDMILL SANDPIT

Summary

Roman to Saxon cinerary urn found in sand-pit in nineteenth century

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 VERY PERFECT URNS. URN 15FT FROM SURFACE IN PIT 27FT DEEP. FRAGMENTS OF CINERARY URNS (B1).
SMALL URN AT FEET OF SKELETON. IN SAME PIT 2 PERFECT URNS. PITCHER, NEARLY ENTIRE FROM 27FT PIT (B2).
VASE RIM IN YELLOWISH-RED WARE, BLACK SCROLL DESIGN ON 1 SIDE. VASE IN RED WARE, WHITE SCROLL DESIGN. NECK OF ROMAN JAR (B5).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC242 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1857 DISCOVERY OF ROMAN & OTHER SEPULC HRAL REMAINS AT...STONE IN ARCHAEOLOGIA34PP24,2".
  • <2>SBC7982 Bibliographic reference: LOWNDES C 1862 LECTURE ON HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES... OF STONE & HARTWELL P11.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p199.
  • <4>SBC14706 Bibliographic reference: SMYTH W H 1864 ADDENDA TO AEDES HARTWELLIANAE P11.
  • <5>SBC1280 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS.
  • <6>SBC10643 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD (IN CAS FILE 0669).
  • <7>SBC644 Bibliographic reference: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM,OXFORD.
  • <8>SBC11863 Photograph: PHOTOS IN BCM GEOLOGICAL RECORDS (PHOTOGRAPHS FILE).
  • <9>SBC7412 Bibliographic reference: LETTER FROM F G GURNEY TO J F HEAD,AUG 1946 (COPY IN CAS FILE 0677;ORIGINAL IN GURNEY COLLECTION,BAS.

Location

Grid reference SP 78060 12290 (point)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • CINERARY URN (1st Century Roman to Saxon - 43 AD? to 1065 AD?)

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2024 9:44PM

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