Monument record 0072700000 - 600YDS E OF LUFFIELD ABBEY
Summary
Possible Bronze Age barrow recorded in excavation, possibly a Saxon or medieval boundary marker
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Bronze Age bowl barrow (DBC8769)
Map
Type and Period (4)
- BOUNDARY MARKER? (5th Century Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- (Alternate Type) BELL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
Dimensions - Height 122cm, Radius 930cm.
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
TUMULUS OR BOUNDARY MOUND, C.45FT DIAMETER AT BASE, & ENCIRCLED BY SLIGHT DITCH. COUNTY BOUNDARY A FEW YARDS N OF MOUND (B1).
MARKED AT NGR (B2).
PRESUMED MIDDLE/LATE BRONZE AGE BARROW, EXCAVATED BY W F GRIMES. DITCH FILL OF SILT & GRAVEL. CHARCOAL: POSSIBLE CREMATION? (PLAN & DETAIL). NGR '670419' WRONG? (B3).
Tumulus or boundary mound about 45ft in diameter at the base, encircled by a slight ditch. The county boundary passes within a few yards N of the mound (B1).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p170.
- <2>SBC10333 Map: OS 1900 1:2500 MAP (COPY OF RELEVANT AREA FILED).
- <3>SBC5937 Bibliographic reference: GRIMES W F 1960 EXCAVATION ON DEFENCE SITES,1939-1 945 PP245-247 & FIG 100.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1997.
- <5>SBC28740 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1948. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London 1948. p27, 33.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67920 41950 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LILLINGSTONE DAYRELL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 11 2026 4:13PM
