Find Spot record 0116800004 - MEDMENHAM CAMP
Summary
Bronze Age knife found on the southwest rampart of Bolebec's Castle (SU 88 SW 16) in about 1957.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Plan Form - DOUBLE EDGED
SU 80598456) (1). PART OF FLAT, TANGED, BRONZE KNIFE FOUND ON SW RAMPART OF BOLEBEC'S CASTLE/MEDMENHAM CAMP above Medmenham village. IT HAS A LUSTROUS, GREEN PATINA & BREAK NEAR HILT IS RECENT. The knife
is in the possession of the finder, H M Slater. HILTED END NOT FOUND, DESPITE SEARCHING (B10). FOUND BY H M SLATER. AT BCM (B11-12).
TANG & PART OF BLADE OF DOUBLE-EDGED KNIFE (B13).
The precise find spot of the bronze knife was indicated on the ground by H M Slater at SU 8059 8455 on the surface of the rampart of the Iron Age fort (SU 88 SW 16). The knife is now lost, and from Mr Slater's sketch is is impossible to determine its type. Surveyed at 1:2500. (B22)
NRHE Insert 1999 (B23).
Sources (6)
- <10>SBC1684 Article in serial: BERKS ARCH. JNL 57 1959 P123.
- <11>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <12>SBC11128 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SU 88 SW 13.
- <13>SBC2238 Unpublished document: C H DALWOOD 1984/MDA CARD AYBCM: 327X1983.
- <22>SBC27595 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 24-JUL-74. Includes Info from HM Slater; 1226725.
- <23>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8058 8454 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC17109)
Record last edited
Jul 14 2025 3:09PM
