Find Spot record 0091400000 - COOMBE HILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 102mm, Width 39mm.
SCANDINAVIAN TYPE. MR R SMITH OF BM SAID EITHER OF CHAMBERED BARROW (2300-1800BC) OR CIST PERIOD' (1800-1600BC) (B1).
POLISHED CUTTING EDGE & LOWER PART OF BLADE. FLAKE BROKEN OFF FROM CUTTING EDGE (B4).
A stone adze was found on the surface at Coombe Hill/Wendover (Coombe Hill also at SP 8909). It is of distinctly Scandinavian type and considered by Reginald Smith of the British Museum to be "either of the chambered barrow (2300-1800 BC)", "or cist period (1800-1600BC), corresponding to our Early Bronze Age", Except for grinding to produce the cutting edge the whole of the implement has been left unpolished (B1).
A lead-shaped flint arrowhead was found on the surface of Coombe Hill (B8).
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 (9)
- <1>SBC6436 Article in serial: Edwin Hollis. 1936. 'STONE ADZE FROM WENDOVER', IN RECS OF BUCKS 13 PP227-228 & PLATE. Vol 13.
- <2>SBC963 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1936. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1936.
- <3>SBC3193 Unpublished document: CORRESPONDENCE & PHOTOS(FILED).
- <4>SBC2760 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 32 (FILED).
- <5>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <6>SBC5012 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). FARLEY M E, FROM OLD BCM 6-INCH (COUNTY SERIES) RECORD MAP (NOT RETAINED).
- <7>SBC5112 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1975. FARLEY M E, PERS COMM, MARCH 1975.
- <8>SBC19616 Bibliographic reference: J Gilbert Jenkins. 1967. Chequers.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8487 0675 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- ADZE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC17563)
Record last edited
Feb 6 2026 11:29AM
