Find Spot record 0117702002 - JACKSON'S MILL, BOURNE END

Summary

Early Saxon metalwork found in the early twentieth century

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

SWORD BLADE WITH CURVED BACK PAINTED & DESCRIBED BY COLMER WOULD NOW BE DESCRIBED AS A SEAX, LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY HIGH STATUS BURIAL. CHARACTERISTIC OF C7 GRAVES, BUT CONTINUES INTO LATE SAXON PERIOD. GROOVE AT BACK MIGHT HAVE HELD INLAY (B3-4).

Sources (2)

  • <3>SBC4927 Article in serial: Mike Farley (BCM). 1987. 'AN ANGLO SAXON CEMETERY AT BOURNE END, WOOBURN, REINSTATED', IN RECS OF BUCKS 29 PP170-174. Vol 29.
  • <4>SBC3120 Unpublished document: COLMER F 1930'S MSS NOTES & ILLUSTRATION.

Location

Grid reference SU 89780 87170 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SEAX (7th Century to 8th Century - 600 AD to 799 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11985)

Record last edited

May 19 2008 3:08PM

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