Find Spot record 0115805000 - THAMES AT MARLOW

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Roman spearhead found in the Thames at Marlow

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

ROMAN SPEARHEAD FROM THAMES OPPOSITE MARLOW. EXACT PROVENANCE NOT KNOWN. ACQUIRED BY MR UNDERHILL WHEN HAMBLEDEN MUSEUM BECAME DEFUNCT (B12).

A Roman spearhead found in the Thames opposite Marlow is in Windsor Guildhall Museum (Acc. No. 431:58). Its exact provenance is not known. Acquired by Mr. Underhill when Hambledon Museum became defunct. (B14)
NRHE update 1999 (B16).

Sources (3)

  • <12>SBC11123 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SU 88 NW 13 (FILED).
  • <14>SBC27671 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 19-FEB-63.
  • <16>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 85200 86100 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: River find (EBC17681)

Record last edited

Jun 25 2026 8:35PM

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