Find Spot record 0074600001 - STONE QUARRY AT ASHENDON
Summary
Saxon metalwork found in quarry
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 42mm.
PAIR OF LARGE SAUCER BROOCHES SET WITH GARNETS & WITH ANTHROPOMORPHIC ORNAMENT FOUND WITH HUMAN SKELETON IN STONE QUARRY (B6).
EXCEPTIONAL SIZE OF 1 & GARNET INLAYS INDICATE KENTISH INFLUENCE, DENOTES LATE DATE (B7).
IN 1848 STOWE HOUSE AUCTION APPEARED AS PANS OF PAIR OF SCALES (B4).
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC1881 Article in serial: BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 1850 5 PP113-116.
- <2>SBC239 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1855 PAGAN SAXONDUM PL 38.
- <3>SBC13296 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1859 2 P117.
- <4>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p197.
- <5>SBC1942 Bibliographic reference: BROWN G BALDWIN 1915 ARTS IN EARLY ENGLAND: SAXON ART & INDUSTRY IN THE PAGAN PERIOD P637.
- <6>SBC20374 Bibliographic reference: A Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p56.
- <7>SBC6213 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1946 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AD450-700 IN RECSOFBUCKS14PP313,320".
- <8>SBC10541 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS FIELD INVESTIGATION.
- <9>SBC5716 Bibliographic reference: GILL MRS S & WATERTON MRS D,1974.
- <10>SBC6644 Bibliographic reference: INFORMATION FROM CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY & ETHNOLOGY.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 70220 14060 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SAUCER BROOCH (7th Century - 600 AD? to 699 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11953)
Record last edited
Feb 15 2023 10:21PM
