Monument record 0163001000 - STOKE PARK

Summary

Bronze Age cinerary urn found while creating golf course at Stoke Park in the early twentieth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009477: BOWL BARROW IN STOKE PARK PLAYING FIELD, 400M SOUTH OF STOKE PARK HOUSE

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Type and Period (1)

  • CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 150mm.
BURIAL FOUND IN GRAVEL WHILE MAKING THE GOLF LINKS, AT BUNKER AT 13TH HOLE. ABOUT 30CM BELOW SURFACE WORKMEN FOUND INVERTED URN OF FLOWER-POT SHAPE, 30CM WIDE AT MOUTH & GREATER IN HEIGHT. CONTENTS: MOULD & BONE FRAGS (INCL. CRANIUM). POT IDENTIFIED BY BM AS LATE BA CINERARY URN (B1-2,B4-5).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC1776 Article in serial: 1911. BOOKER R P L 1911 'URN BURIAL AT STOKE POGES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 10. Vol 10. p105.
  • <2>SBC948 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1911.
  • <4>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp61,166.
  • <5>SBC11172 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SE 04 (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 97030 82220 (point)
Civil Parish STOKE POGES, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • CINERARY URN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12896)

Record last edited

Nov 23 2024 11:26AM

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