Find Spot record 0083300000 - DUG UP AT DENHAM

Summary

Bronze Age metalwork found in Denham in the nineteenth century

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

SWORD OF THE BRONZE PERIOD from Denham (TQ 0487), WITH SLOTS IN THE HANDLE IN WHICH WERE FIXED THE PLATES OF HORN OR OTHER MATERIAL TO FORM A GRIP (B1-2).

The present location of the sword is not known; no further information (B3).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC6079 Bibliographic reference: HANDBOOK TO THE LOAN EXHIBITION...AYLESBURY 1905 P22 (ITEM 265).
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p150.
  • <3>SBC29421 Unpublished document: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 22-AUG-74.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference TQ 04000 87000 (point)
Civil Parish DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SWORD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12774)

Record last edited

Apr 7 2026 1:00PM

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