Find Spot record 0118500000 - WATERCRESS BED,NR BOURNEEND
Summary
A Mesolithic to Neolithic Thames Pick was found in watercress beds at Bourne End.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0203 mm
THAMES PICK, FOUND IN GRAVEL BANK OF A WATERCRESSBED AT BOURNE END. 3 MAIN CUTTING EDGES RUNNING LENGTHWISE, 1 EDGE FLAKED OFF ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE END, LEAVING A CHISEL-LIKE END (BI3) THAMES PICK DONATED BY MISS GWYNNE CRABBE, THE PARADE, BOURNE END, IN 1927 (BI1,4) 'WATERCRESS BEDS' AT NGR (BI,2)
A large Palaeolithic pick found at Bourne End (SU 8986) was presented to the County Museum, Aylesbury by Miss G Crabbe. (B5)
Listed as a Mesolithic Thames Pick found in watercress beds centred at SU 899865 (a) Acc No 144:27. (B6)
NRHE insert 1998 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC959 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1927.
- <2>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC15194 Serial: UNIDENTIFIED NEWSPAPER CUTTING, 1927, PER MS NOTES OF F. COLMER (PHOTOCOPY FILED).
- <4>SBC17101 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC/UPPER PALAIOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, C.
- <5>SBC27651 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1927-1933. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 12. Volume 13. p91.
- <6>SBC27494 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments- F1 JRL 16-AUG-74. 6a - Buck Co Museum Card Index No 1185.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89900 86500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- PICK / AXE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC1271)
Record last edited
Jul 22 2025 11:09AM
