Monument record 0076800000 - ON TOP OF HOGSHAW HILL
Summary
Possible Saxon human burials found in quarry pit.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Description
4 SKELETONS DISCOVERED BY MR JOHN CURTIS ON TOP OF HOGSHAW HILL - 2 ON 1 SIDE OF SMALL STONE PIT, 2 ON THE OTHER. ALL WITH FEET TO E (B1).
NO HOGSHAW HILL MARKED ON OS MAPS. HOWEVER THERE ARE STONE PITS AT NGR AT PROMINENT HILL. BUT BRYANT SHOWS HOGSHAW HILL IN AREA MARKED CONDUIT HILL ON OS (B3).
A SITE VISIT BY MICHAEL FARLEY DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE PITS BETWEEN QUAINTON HILL AND SIMBER HILL. THERE IS NO SURFACE STONE APPARENT, ALTHOUGH THEY MUST BE STONE PITS, GRASSED OVER AND UP TO 5M DEEP (B5).
Fragments of an Iron Blade? Saxon, found on the top of Hogshaw Hill, 1858. In Bucks County Museum Acc No 2 1860. (Inhumations are noted on the record card but no authority is given) (B6).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC13294 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1858 2 P50. Vol 2.
- <2>SBC934 Unpublished document: 1858. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <3>SBC5123 Verbal communication: 1974. FARLEY M E, 1974 (FROM BRYANT'S 1825 MAP OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE).
- <4>SBC11292 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
- <5>SBC19754 Unpublished document: Michael Farley. NOTES MADE FOLLOWING SITE VISIT TO HOGSHAW HILL.
- <6>SBC28969 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Anglo Saxon Index.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 751 216 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HOGSHAW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC16720)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16100)
Record last edited
Jan 27 2026 1:02PM
