Find Spot record 1567700000 - Bourne End
Summary
A Thames pick and a chipped flint axe were found in the Thames at Bourne End.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Description
A Thames pick (Reading Museum) and a chipped flint axe (Treacher collection) found in the Thames at Bourne End. (B1)
Only the implement, a tranchet axe, is in Reading Museum. The chipped flint axe may be with the majority of the Treacher Collection in the Dept. of Geology, Oxford University Museum (a). Siting not established. (B2)
NRHE Insert 1998 (B4).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (4)
- <1>XYSBC27605 Bibliographic reference: H Peake. 1931. Archaeology of Berkshire. p189. [Mapped feature: #51215 ]
- <2>SBC27615 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 16-JAN-63.
- <3>SBC27616 Verbal communication: J Wymer. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments - J. Wymer, Archaeologist Reading Museum..
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89 86 (point) NRHE GIS |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- AXE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- PICK (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- AXE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 7 2025 12:22PM
