Find Spot record 0122101000 - WYCOMBE CEMETERY
Summary
Possible Iron Age cremation burial or pyre found in nineteenth century excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- CREMATION? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FUNERAL PYRE? (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)
Description
BOTTOM LAYER OF PIT, C3FT DEEP, PRINCIPALLY OF CHARRED WOOD, EVIDENTLY REMAINS OF CREMATION (B1).
OS MARKS 'ANCIENT BRITISH REMAINS FOUND' AT NGR (B2).
BRIEF REFERENCE TO A PRESUMED IRON AGE CREMATION BURIAL. NO FINDS PRESERVED; NO FURTHER INFORMATION (B3).
NOTED AS IA C/LA TENE III CREMATION BURIAL (B4,B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC11509 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J 1873 EARLY HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF WYCOM BE P5.
- <2>SBC10152 Map: OS 1875/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
- <3>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp66,156.
- <4>SBC10429 Map: OS 1962 MAP OF S BRITAIN IN THE IRON AGE P54 & MAP.
- <5>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <6>SBC16529 Bibliographic reference: WHIMSTER R 1981 BURIAL PRACTICES IN IRON AGE BRITA IN,APPENDIX F,LA TENE III CREMATION BURIALS IN BA.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86760 93500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11797)
Record last edited
Nov 22 2024 8:40PM
