Find Spot record 0076800001 - ON TOP OF HOGSHAW HILL

Summary

Possible Saxon metalwork found as grave good with burial.

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

PORTIONS OF IRON BLADE BROKEN IN 2 PIECES FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE OF HUMAN SKELETON (B1).
2 PORTIONS OF IRON BLADE 1 INCH TO 4.5 INCHES (B2).

Fragments of an Iron Blade? Saxon, found on the top of Hogshaw Hill, 1858. In Bucks County Museum Acc No 2 1860 (B6).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC13294 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1858 2 P50. Vol 2.
  • <2>SBC934 Unpublished document: 1858. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <6>SBC28969 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Anglo Saxon Index.
  • <8>SBC28074 Monograph: Helen Geake. 1997. The Use of Grave-Goods in Conversion-Period England, c.600-c.850.

Location

Grid reference SP 751 216 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish HOGSHAW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • KNIFE (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • SEAX (7th Century to 8th Century - 600 AD? to 799 AD?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC16720)

Record last edited

May 6 2026 7:38PM

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