Find Spot record 1587600000 - Wingrave

Summary

A Neolithic axe of micaceous sandstone from Wingrave, found at SP 87251977, is in Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury (Accession Number 26.63).

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Description

An axe of micaceous-sandstone from Wingrave Parish, was sliced by Prof Shotton, but cannot yet be grouped (B1).
A Neolithic stone axe found at SP 87251977 is in Bucks County Museum Acc No 26.63. (This is probably the same axe) (B2).

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 (3)

  • <1>SBC29131 Unpublished document: C Gowing. 1963. CBA Report No 13 1963 25 (C Gowing).
  • <2>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.

Location

Grid reference SP 8725 1977 (point)
Civil Parish WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 3:32PM

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