Find Spot record 0122800000 - NEAR HAWRIDGE COURT CAMP

Summary

Late Bronze Age metalwork found near Hawridge Court

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 53cm.
Plan Form - Leaf shaped.
Leaf-shaped blade; slightly curved shoulders with slots, slightly rounded midrib to blade; fish-tail tang, flanged and with long central slot (B1-2).
Found in a field in Hawridge belonging to Mr Field, Hawridge Court (B3).
Tradition states findspot at Gearey's Wood (B4).
Casts of sword (B5-8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC3349 Bibliographic reference: DALWOOD C H 1984 / MDA CARD AYBCM 70X63.
  • <2>SBC9992 Article in monograph: B O'Connor. 1980. 'CROSS-CHANNEL RELATIONS IN THE LATER BRONZE AGE', IN BAR SERIES 91.
  • <3>SBC14737 Bibliographic reference: SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON 1853 PROCEEDINGS 2 P215.
  • <4>SBC9926 Bibliographic reference: NICKALLS MRS B TO FARLEY M E MAY 1974.
  • <5>SBC978 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1963. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1963.
  • <6>SBC4689 Bibliographic reference: EVANS J 1881 ANCIENT BRONZE IMPLEMENTS P279.
  • <7>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p181.
  • <8>SBC10854 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 90 NW 06 (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SP 95700 05900 (point)
Civil Parish CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12966)

Record last edited

May 30 2022 1:07PM

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