Find Spot record 0145100000 - FRITH WOOD
Summary
Roman rotary quern fragment found in Frith Wood
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
CENTRE FRAGMENT FROM UPPER STONE OF A ROTARY QUERN MADE FROM PUDDINGSTONE. MAY BE STRAY FROM LATIMER VILLA (CASS 00400). FOUND BY MR.H.DAVIES AT FRITH WOOD IMMEDIATELY ABOVE LATIMER VILLA. (BIBL.1). ORIGINAL NGR SP998989 INCORRECT (BIBL.2).
SU 998 989 Centre fragment of the upper stone of a rotary quern found in Frith Wood by H R H Davies. (Frith Wood is centred SU 991 999; the NGR seems to be in error.) (B1).
H R H Davies no longer lives in the area. According to Mr D Humphreys, the quern fragment was found in the area SU 994 994. No further information (B3 and 4).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC1820 Bibliographic reference: BRANIGAN K 1967 DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RB OCCUPATION IN THE CHESS VALLEY IN RECBUCKS18P142".
- <2>SBC11204 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 99 NE 17..
- <3>SBC28384 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 08-OCT-74.
- <4>SBC28398 Verbal communication: D Humphreys. Mr Humphreys, Chess Valley Archaeological Society.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 99400 99400 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- ROTARY QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 10:28AM
