Monument record 0104200000 - 100M NE OF CHURCH

Summary

Roman and possibly Civil War cremation and inhumations found in nineteenth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (3)

  • CEMETERY? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • CEMETERY? (Civil War - 1640 AD? to 1649 AD?)
  • ROUND BARROW? (Undated)

Description

HUMAN BONES DISCOVERED - PROB AT LEAST 2 CENTURIES OLD (B1).
8 SKELETONS SOME OF MEN WOUNDED IN BATTLE. 2 OTHERS ASSOC WITH TUMULUS IN CENTRE OF AREA. CREMATION WITHIN TUMULUS. ALSO 3 RECTANGULAR GRAVES - UNDOUBTED REMAINS OF RB INTERNMENT (B2).
'HUMAN REMAINS & ROMAN URNS FOUND' MARKED (B5).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC7267 Bibliographic reference: LAMBORN C 1861 ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES AT BIERTON IN BUCKSHERALD2FEB1861P4"(PHOTOCOPYOFTYPESCRIPT,FI.
  • <2>SBC7268 Article in serial: C Lamborn. 1861. 'ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES IN BIERTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 2 PP287-292. Vol 2, part 7.
  • <3>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <4>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp93-94.
  • <5>SBC10492 Map: OS 1ST EDITION 1:2500 MAP (TRACING FILED).
  • <6>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p4.
  • <7>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.

Location

Grid reference SP 83680 15350 (point)
Civil Parish BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 12:44PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.