Monument record 0127400000 - PITSTONE QUARRY NO 2
Summary
Saxon inhumation cemetery containing 8 graves, was revealed by top soil clearance for quarrying. It was excavated by the Manshead Arch Soc in 1961, and the grave goods including a spearhead and an iron knife are now in Aylesbury Museum. The cemetery has now been completely destroyed by chalk quarrying, and the finds are in Aylesbury Museum.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (6th Century to 8th Century - 500 AD to 799 AD)
Description
(SP 948148) A late pagan Saxon cemetery, containing 8 graves, was revealed by top soil clearance on land owned by the Tunnel Cement Company. It was excavated by the Manshead Arch Soc in 1961, and the grave goods including a spearhead and an iron knife are now in Aylesbury Museum - Acc No 127/61. SKELETONS & SPEARHEAD, THEN 6 MORE SKELETONS IN A SINGLE ROW, FOUND, THEN A WHOLE CEMETERY 90X20FT. 8 GRAVES UNCOVERED. SKELETONS WERE ADULTS, IN SHALLOW GRAVES. LATE PAGAN SAXON (B1).
The cemetery has now been completely destroyed by chalk quarrying, and the finds are in Aylesbury Museum (B2 and B5).
NGR CONFIRMED (B3).
DISCUSSION OF CEMETERY & PLAN. SAME SITE AS CASS 1521?(B4).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC8142 Article in serial: MANSHEAD MAGAZINE 1961(NOV) 7 PP4-6 (SEE ALSO BUCK S ADVERTISER 7TH JULY 1961 P28).
- <2>SBC10874 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SP 91 SW 12 (ON CAS FILE).
- <3>SBC8248 Verbal communication: MATTHEWS L MAY 1977 (PERS COMM) (MANSHEAD ARCH SOC SITE PHOTOGRAPHS FILED).
- <4>SBC4423 Unpublished document: David Dungworth. 1991. PITSTONE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARISH SURVEY PP24-27,76-80, PL 5:1-4.
- <5>SBC29387 Unpublished document: P A Stevens. 1972. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 09-NOV-72.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 94800 14800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14242)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation: PITSTONE HILL, TUNNEL CEMENT CO. QUARRY (EBC10991)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2026 12:17PM
