Monument record 0070400000 - HERMIT'S CAVE AT DINTON

Summary

Historical record of seventeenth to eighteenth century hermit's cave

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Type and Period (1)

  • CAVE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

JOHN BIGG, A NATIVE OF DINTON, TRADITIONALLY THE EXECUTIONER OF KING CHARLES. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, IN THE LATTER PART OF HIS LIFE, BIGG LIVED IN A CAVE (B1).
JOHN BIGG LIVED IN A CAVE WITHOUT EVER CHANGING HIS CLOTHES (B2).
SITE OF CAVE AT NGR (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p115.
  • <2>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p271.
  • <3>SBC10918 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP71 SE 16 (IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 07 04).

Location

Grid reference SP 76500 10800 (point)
Civil Parish DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Oct 18 2024 2:47PM

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