Find Spot record 0096500000 - FIELD NR GRAVEL PIT
Summary
Bronze Age metalwork found near gravel pit in the early nineteenth century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Description
2 BRONZE PALSTAVES, MIDDLE BRONZE AGE; Found in the field near the gravel pit at Wendover in the early 19thc; but this was probably not an original find as the axes were bound together with 'modern' copper wire (B1 and B2).
DRAWINGS FILED (B4).
BROAD BLADED PALSTAVES, SIDE FLANGED TYPE (B5).
(SP 874067) Two MBA? palstaves probably from the gravel pit. In Bucks County Museum Acc No's 107 & 108-55 (B7).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <2>SBC13378 Article in serial: 1948. 'Recent Accessions to the Museum', note in Recs of Bucks 15 p148. Vol 15, part 2.
- <3>SBC10064 Map: OLD MUSEUM 6 INCH RECORD MAP.
- <4>SBC4386 Graphic material: DRAWING (FILED).
- <5>SBC13827 Bibliographic reference: ROWLANDS M J 1976 PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION OF MET ALWORK IN THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE IN S BRITAIN P225.
- <6>SBC3353 Unpublished document: DALWOOD C H 1984/MDA CARDS.
- <7>SBC27650 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks Co. Museum Bronze Age Index.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 874 067 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 4 2026 2:28PM
