Find Spot record 0091000003 - BEACON HILL

Summary

Roman coin found in rabbit hole

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  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Plan Form - CIRCULAR
COIN OF HADRIAN, SHOWING HADRIAN. MINTED 122-123AD. BRITANNIA UNDERNEATH. FROM RABBIT HOLE, BEACON HILL (B5).



(SP 8306 ) The following finds have been made on Beacon Hill (B15).
A Roman coin of Hadrian (117-38) found in a rabbit hole. In possession of the Rev C W White(B15 and B16)
A Roman coin and sherds etc found by R Thomas of Butler's Cross (B16).
Three finds of RB sherds made recently (B17) and presented to the Bucks Co Museum by an anonymous donor. (Acc Nos 77, 79-81 61 and 87-88 61) (B13). These may belong to the villa's (SP 80 NW 1) cemetery (B17).

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 (7)

  • <5>SBC4785 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E & PIKE A R (BCM) MAY 1978 VISIT TO REV C N WHITE.
  • <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). Insert 1999, Update 1997.
  • <15>SBC27556 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Roman Index.
  • <16>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
  • <17>SBC1824 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1967. 'RB RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE W CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 124 P151. Vol 124.
  • <18>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.

Location

Grid reference SP 83600 06180 (point)
Civil Parish ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13009)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2026 10:16AM

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