Monument record 0071300002 - DENHAM HILL

Summary

Possible cemetery of unknown date found with earthworks

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CEMETERY? (Undated)

Description

LIPSCOMB (1847) REFERS TO 'MANY HUMAN BONES' HAVING BEEN 'DUG UP AT VARIOUS TIMES' AT THE 'ENTRENCHMENTS OR MILITARY EARTHWORKS' ON DENHAM HILL (B1).
HOWEVER, THE OS CARD SAYS THE ONLY EARTHWORKS VISIBLE ON DENHAM HILL ARE THOSE OF A MINOR MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT ON SW SLOPES OF HILL (B2).

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  • ---SBC18740 Aerial Photograph: 28/05/47. RAF 116.3059&3060. SP\755214. Yes.
  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. p403.
  • <2>SBC11346 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD,SP73 SE2,JULY 1973,FILED.

Location

Grid reference SP 75900 20800 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13261)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 4:12PM

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