Find Spot record 0147201000 - SASHES ISLAND: Viking weapon finds

Summary

Reports of finds of ninth to tenth century Viking metalwork during the excavation of the Lock Cut in 1856 and later

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

DREDGING OF LOCK-CUT IN 1856 UNCOVERED A QUANTITY OF IRON WEAPONS DATING FROM PERIOD OF VIKING ATTACKS, & IN 1860 SEVERAL SPEARHEADS OF SIMILAR DATE DURING DREDGING OF RIVER. IN 1958 A FINE BARBED SPEARHEAD FOUND DURING WORK ON BANKS OF ISLAND (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC1930 Bibliographic reference: BROOKS N 1964 UNIDENTIFIED FORTS OF THE BURGHAL HI DAGE, MEDIEVALARCHAEOLOGY8PP79-81"".

Location

Grid reference SU 903 859 (point)
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (9th Century to 10th Century - 800 AD to 999 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1269)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12690)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12715)
  • Event - Intervention: River find (EBC16737)
  • Event - Intervention: Test pitting and geophysical survey (EBC16330)

Record last edited

Apr 10 2003 1:06PM

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