Find Spot record 0084300000 - COLNE BROOK, NR IVER CT FM

Summary

A Neolithic polished greenstone axe was found in the bed of the Colne Brook, a tributary of the River Colne, near the eastern boundary of the parish of Iver, by Mr Whitehead. The exact spot cannot now be determined, but a position on the stream about 150 yards south of the Grand Junction Canal and near the footbridge.

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0132 mm Width 0062 Depth/Thickness 0037
AXE OF GREENSTONE TYPE IIIA, PROBABLY FROM CORNISH COAST (B1-2,4). WELL MADE, THICKENED ROUNDED BUTT & FLATTENED OVAL SECTION. SURFACE WEATHERED, WITH LARGE IRREGULAR PITS AND ROUGHENING, BUT EDGE & PART OF SIDES RETAIN HIGH POLISH (B1). FOUND PRE 1946 ON BED OF COLNE BROOK APPROX AT NGR (B1,3-4).
Greenstone axe (B5)

[Area centred TQ 04528054] A polished greenstone axe was found in the bed of the Colne Brook, a tributary of the River Colne, near the eastern boundary of the parish of Iver, by W.S.M. Whitehead of Slough. The exact spot cannot now be determined, but a position on the stream about 150 yards south of the Grand Junction Canal and near the footbridge marked on the O.S. 6" 1932 [at TQ 0452 8049] is reasonably accurate. The axe was 132 mm long 62 mm. wide at the edge, and 37 mm. thick. Petrological identification by Dr. Wallis of Bristol suggests that the material of the axe may have come from a greenstone deposit on the coast of Cornwall. The axe is still in Mr. Whitehead's possession (B1).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (6)

<1>SBC5936 Article in serial: W F Grimes. 1946. 'A STONE AXE FROM IVER', IN RECS OF BUCKS 14 PP361-364. Vol 14, part 6.
<2>SBC14906 Bibliographic reference: STONE J F S & WALLIS F S,3RD REPORT OF SUB-COMMITT EE...ON PETROLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF STONE AXES.
<3>SBC11990 Map: PIKE A R AUG 1978 FROM BI1 & OS 1932 SIX INCH MAP.
<4>SBC2744 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 2 (FILED).
<5>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 6.
<6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 04500 80500 (point)
Civil Parish	IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Event - Intervention: River find (EBC17681)

Record last edited

Apr 8 2026 2:04PM