Find Spot record 0685000000 - Temple of Concord and Victory, Stowe, spearhead find
Summary
Metalwork of uncertain date found during groundworks.
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
Description
The head of a wrought iron spear was found on 19 June 1999,15m NE of the Temple of Concord and Victory. A mechanical rotavator disturbed the object from 10-15cm below the surface. The age of the object is uncertain. The temple had six statues on the two pediments and it is possible that the spear may have come from them, but it would appear to be too small scale as the figures were 40-50 ft above the ground and larger than life (B1).
The spearhead measures 36cm in length and has slightly pronounced ribbing running down the centre of each face. It has split socket for the wooden shaft (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19978 Unpublished document: Mike Farley and Gary Marshall. 1996. Correspondence with regard to the finding of a iron spear head close to the Temple of Concord and Victory at Stowe.
- <2>SBC19770 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1997. South Midlands Archaeology 27, 1997.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67526 37732 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SPEAR (Unknown date)
- SPEAR (Early Iron Age to 18th Century - 700 BC? to 1799 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:44AM
