Monument record 0160502000 - HAYMAN'S PIT, SHIPTON, OS 237

Summary

Possible Saxon burial mound suggested by antiquarian finds.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Possible early Saxon cemetery site

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Type and Period (2)

  • ROUND BARROW? (5th Century Saxon to 6th Century - 410 AD? to 599 AD?)
  • MOUND? (5th Century Saxon to 6th Century - 410 AD? to 599 AD?)

Description

AT LEAST 4 SKELETONS FOUND IN SANDPIT. THE PART WHERE THE REMAINS WERE FOUND MUST HAVE BEEN IN EARLY DAYS QUITE A MOUND, AS ONE MAY STILL SEE TODAY BY CERTAIN FEATURES (B2).
3 SKELETONS FOUND AT NGR (B3).
SITE NOW UNDER GARDENS/ALLOTMENTS; NOTHING VISIBLE (B4).
SITE OF BATTLEFIELD? (B1).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC3004 Bibliographic reference: A Clear. 1894. THE KING'S VILLAGE IN DEMESNE: OR 1000 YEARS OF WINSLOW LIFE.
  • <2>SBC13895 Bibliographic reference: N A Saving. 1973. GLIMPSES OF PAST DAYS...OF...WINSLOW.
  • <3>SBC10544 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS record card.
  • <4>SBC12505 Verbal communication: M J Rains. 1982. RAINS M J FEB 1982 FIELD VISIT (& SEE HIS WINSLOW PARISH SURVEY IN CAS FILE 2802).

Location

Grid reference SP 7768 2741 (point)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 2 2023 1:02PM

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