Monument record 0147202000 - SASHES ISLAND: Roman cemetery
Summary
Reports of Roman burials being made during the excavaton of the Lock Cut in 1830
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
A NUMBER OF SKELETONS, ROMAN SWORDS & JAVELIN HEADS WERE FOUND IN SASHES FIELD WHEN MAKING THE NEW CUT IN 1830. FINDS IN POSSESSION OF LORD BOSTON (B2).
AN INTERESTING BUT DUBIOUS REPORT, BUT PROXIMITY OF ROAD FROM SILCHESTER TO VERULAMIUM MEANS SOME KIND OF SETTLEMENT COULD BE EXPECTED HERE (B3).
Sources (2)
- <2>SBC7994 Article in serial: W Lowndes. 1877. 'DESCRIPTION OF PLACES ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER THAMES, GIVEN DURING AN EXCURSION FROM BOURNE END TO MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND', IN RECS OF BUCKS 4 PP395-420. Vol 4, part 8. p400.
- <3>SBC1825 Bibliographic reference: BRANIGAN K 1967 RB RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE W CHILT ERNS, ARCHAEOLOGICALJNL124P152"".
Location
| Grid reference | SU 903 859 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed finds made in digging the New Cut at Sashes Island (EBC11957)
Record last edited
Oct 10 2024 1:59PM
