Find Spot record 0101600000 - VICINITY OF 'THE MOUND'
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
2 EARTHENWARE VESSELS DISCOVERED BY MR WILSON, DURING DEMOLITION OF OLD HOUSE, 6 BELOW BASE OF OLD STABLE WALL. 1 CONTAINED SILVER & OTHER GOLD COINS (B1).
210 GOLD & 846 SILVER FROM HENRY VIII TO CHARLES I (B2).
SITE SAID TO BE THAT OF PRESENT 'TROVE HOUSE', CONTIGUOUS WITH THE MOUND (B4).
POTS WITH OWNER (B8).
(SP 68800915) Old British Coins found (NAT) Old British Coins found AD 1885 (NAT) Iron Age Coins found AD 1885 (NAT) (Not mentioned in Allen's List in 'Problems of the Iron Age in Southern Britain', or in Evans' 'Coins of the Ancient Britons' and no other reference traced. ONB destroyed) (B3, B10, and B11)
A set of coins deposited in the Royal Mint collection includes coins of the Commonwealth from a hoard found in two pots during the demolition of a house said to be on the site of the present Trove House and contiguous with "The Mound" (B12).
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 (13)
- <1>SBC15058 Bibliographic reference: THAME GAZETTE 21 APRIL 1885;28 APRIL 1885;15 JUNE 1886 (COPIES FILED).
- <2>SBC9980 Article in serial: 1885. NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE 1885 SERIES 3 VOL 5 PP333-338.
- <3>SBC10404 Map: OS 1960 1:10560 MAP (OS 1921 25 MAP DESCRIBES COINS AS 'OLD BRITISH').
- <4>SBC4812 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E (BCM) 1973 PERS COMM.
- <5>SBC3421 Verbal communication: DAVIES MR M E TO LAMB G C (BCM) DEC 1984.
- <6>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p115.
- <7>SBC3216 Bibliographic reference: CORRESPONDENCE WITH ROYAL MINT, JAN 1985 (FILED).
- <8>SBC1618 Verbal communication: BENFIELD S (ESTATE AGENT) MAY 1996 PERS COMM.
- <9>SBC15321 Article in serial: 1885. THE ANTIQUARY 1885 11 P275.
- <10>SBC28463 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. OS 6" 1900 MAP.
- <11>SBC28464 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1915. OS 6" 1915 MAP.
- <12>SBC28465 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 1016.
- <13>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 68800 09160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- COIN HOARD (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12090)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2025 2:45PM
