Find Spot record 0077400000 - FOSCOTT PIT

Summary

Iron Age quern fragment found in a quarry

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0135 mm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
UPPER STONE OF HUNSBURY TYPE IRON AGE B QUERN;HOPPER WIDE AT TOP,THEN NARROWING,PENETRATED BY HANDLE HOLE;TRACES OF MOULDING AT TOP.GRINDING SURFACE VI RTUALLY FLAT.DIAM.OF GRINDING SURFACE 29.3CM;HANDL E HOLE 2CM.ABOVE GRINDING SURFACE;DIAM.OF HOPPER A T TOP 13CM.FOUND BY MR.A.B.CROOK (BIBL1)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC1214 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,82.61.
  • <2>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 72600 35500 (point)
Civil Parish FOSCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • QUERN (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2026 12:07PM

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