Find Spot record 0091000001 - BEACON HILL
Summary
Possible Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman pottery found in early excavation and on ground surface
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to 5th Century Roman - 2350 BC to 409 AD)
Description
POTTERY OF SAME TYPE AS THAT FROM PULPIT HILL CAMP (B1).
HAND-MADE POTTERY, COARSE WARE WITH FLINT GRITS,BROWN,? EARLY IRON AGE, RB SHERDS, INCLUDING RIM OF FLANGED BOWL, EVERTED JAR RIMS, HAND MADE COARSE WARE SHERDS WITH FLINT & CHALK GRITS,? BRONZE AGE, ALSO C13/C14 (B2).
FURTHER SHERDS FOUND (B6).
(SP 8306) Iron Age 'A' sherds from Ellesborough were presented to Bucks Co. Museum by an anonymous donor in 1961. (Accession Nos 78, 80, 61). (B13)
Sources (5)
- <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. Volume 1. p142.
- <6>SBC11627 Verbal communication: PAVRY MR F TO FARLEY M E (BCM) 21 MARCH 1973.
- <13>SBC27653 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1960-1963. Buckinghamshire County Museum Report 1960-1963.
- <14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83600 06180 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Early Bronze Age to 5th Century Roman - 2350 BC to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13423)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13918)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC11794)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12859)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 3:12PM
