Find Spot record 0015200000 - NEAR SANDS

Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axe was found near Sands, West Wycombe "many years ago". No further details.

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Description

AXE (B1).
LARGE AXE, ACCESSIONED BY BCM (B2).
NO FURTHER INFORMATION (B3).

A polished flint axe was found near Sands, West Wycombe (SU 8493) "many years ago". No further information (B1)

NRHE Insert 1998 (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p156.
  • <2>SBC1166 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,209.57.
  • <3>SBC11239 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU89 SW12.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 84400 93400 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 5 2025 2:08PM

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