Find Spot record 1571100000 - Surley Head Point
Summary
Late Bronze Age spearhead
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
[Area centred SU 93747716] A late Bronze Age spearhead was dredged from the river Thames at Surley Head Point circa 1950 (B1). Surley Head Point is situated at SU 93727720. (Information obtained locally and confirmed by F.M. Underhill) (B2).
Late Bronze Age spearhead found upstream of Surley Hall Point, Bucks side 1950. On loan to Reading Museum (Acc. No. 56: 50). [Sited to area centred SU 935773] (B3).
In Thames Conservancy Collection on loan to Reading Museum (B4).
Additional bibliography. (5)
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 (6)
- <1>SBC28115 Digital archive: Historic England. 1950. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - B.A.A. Bulletin No. 31 October 1950, p.2. p2.
- <2>SBC28116 Verbal communication: Robert L B Work. 1953. Field Investigators Comments-F1 RLBW 27-APR-53 (RLW).
- <3>SBC28117 Unpublished document: Thames Conservancy Collection. Externally held reference - Thames Conservancy Loan Catalogue No.86 (Reading Museum).. No. 86.
- <4>SBC28118 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigator comments - F2 EG 30-JAN-63.
- <5>SBC20352 Bibliographic reference: M R Ehrenburg. 1977. Bronze Age Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon 1977. BAR 34. p34 fig 20.
- <6>XYSBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). [Mapped feature: #51997 ]
Location
| Grid reference | SU 935 772 (point) Based on NRHE description |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 8 2025 11:05AM
