Find Spot record 1574700000 - Station Pit
Summary
Twenty-three Palaeolithic handaxes were found at Station Pit, Taplow, otherwise known as G W R Pit. The pit was originally occupied by a temporary terminus of the Great Western mainline to Bristol in the 1850's. The objects were found in an area of Taplow Gravel geology.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Description
Twenty-two Palaeolithic hand-axes have been found at Station Pit, Taplow, at SU 919816, according to Wymer. Roe sites Station Pit at SU 913814 and gives the number of axes found as 23.
All in Oxford University Museum. (Treacher Colln). (B1-B2)
Station Pit, now a recreation ground,was centred at SU 918 815. No further information (B3).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC28365 Unpublished document: J Wymer. 1968. Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain, as represented by the Thames Valley.
- <2>XYSBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8. [Mapped feature: #52156 ]
- <3>SBC28316 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 09-JUL-74.
- <4>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon).
- <5>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9130 8140 (point) NRHE gridref |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (EBC18748)
Record last edited
Nov 13 2025 3:52PM
