Monument record 0091000000 - BEACON HILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1013939: BOWL BARROW ON BEACON HILL, 500M SOUTH OF ELLESBOROUGH CHURCH
- Planning Notification Area: Bronze Age barrow excavated in the 19th century and Roman finds scatter
Map
Type and Period (3)
- ROUND BARROW? (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 2500 BC to 42 AD)
- BEACON? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0600 cm Width 0350 Height 0091
EXCAVATED BY B BURGESS. FOUND BONE FRAGMENTS, A HORSES TOOTH, A LITTLE CHARCOAL & COARSE BROWN & BLACK POTTERY (B1).
SCRAPED BARROW (B3).
PRESUMED BARROW IS SMALL OBLONG MOUND WITH DITCH. SHARP FEATURES PRESUMED DUE TO USE AS A BEACON. EARTHWORK AT END OF HILL USED FOR FLAGSTAFF. ALSO GUN EMPLACEMENT (B8).
SAM (B9).
MPP field worker also notes scar on side of barrow - left from 1856 excavation? (B10).
Sources (12)
- <1>SBC2202 Article in serial: B Burgess. 1855. 'EARTHWORKS AT HAMPDEN & LITTLE KIMBLE', IN RECS OF BUCKS1 PP140,141. Vol 1.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p142.
- <3>SBC4453 Article in serial: James Dyer. 1959. 'BARROWS OF THE CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL116 P16. No 116.
- <4>SBC976 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1961 & 1973.
- <5>SBC4785 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E & PIKE A R (BCM) MAY 1978 VISIT TO REV C N WHITE.
- <6>SBC11627 Verbal communication: PAVRY MR F TO FARLEY M E (BCM) 21 MARCH 1973.
- <7>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <8>SBC11953 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1979. PIKE A R (BCM) OCT 1979 FIELD VISIT.
- <9>SBC13944 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1995. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
- <10>SBC19437 Graphic material: Dave Went (EH). 1995. Plan of earthworks on Beacon Hill by MPP Fieldworker.
- <11>SBC19439 Graphic material: Went DA. 1995. MPP compass survey of Beacon Hill.
- <12>SBC23964 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
Location
Grid reference | SP 8360 0618 (point) |
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Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11794)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13472)
- Event - Survey: MPP fieldworker site visit (EBC15932)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2024 7:17PM