Find Spot record 0154501000 - HAYCOCK'S PIT, LENT RISE

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe found in Haycock's Pit

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Description

COLLECTION OF (PALAEOLITHIC) IMPLEMENTS FROM THE TAPLOW TERRACE, FROM REOPENED GRAVEL PIT AT LENT RISE, (PROB REFERS TO THIS PIT) (B5).
FINE SERIES OF ACHEULEAN IMPLEMENTS, MAINLY CLEAVERS, FROM THIS PIT (B1,B7).
DESCRIPTION & SKETCHES OF AXES FROM THIS & OTHER LENT RISE PITS (B2,B6,B8).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey, houses occupy former pits (B11-12).

Haycock's gravel pit has been identified at 'B' SU 9286 8187. It is disused and refuse has been dumped there (B13).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC7195 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1940. 'PALAEOLITHS FROM THE GRAVELS OF THE LOWER BOYN HILL TERRACE', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 20 PP245-271. Vol 20.
  • <2>SBC17068 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP233,236.
  • <6>SBC1280 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS.
  • <7>SBC7204 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1960. 'ON PALAEOLITHIC CHOPPERS & CLEAVERS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP330-341 & ILLUS. Vol 16.
  • <8>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <11>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.33 p68.
  • <12>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.33.
  • <13>SBC28315 Verbal communication: V E Lucas. 1953. Field Investigators Comments - F1 VEL 20-APR-53.
  • <14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 92860 81870 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 10 2026 3:11PM

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