Find Spot record 0173400002 - DANESFIELD CAMP
Summary
Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead found about 2 ft below the surface in moved soil, near Dane's Dykes (SU 88 SW 15). Danesfield Camp
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0032 Length 0146 mm
A socketed bronze spear head with two loops was found about 2 ft below the surface in moved soil, near the so called Dane's Dykes (SU 88 SW 15) : Iron Age fort) close to the new house at Danesfield (SU 816 844). It is in the possession of A H Cooks (B11). BRONZE SPEARHEAD FOUND C.60 CM BELOW SURFACE IN MOVED SOIL CLOSE TO NEW HOUSE AT DANESFIELD. FOUND BY ?POTTER. FLAT BLADE IS 81MM LONG. LOOP ON EACH SIDE (ILLUS)(B11).
ACCESSIONED BY BCM (B13).
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (B7).
OS ANTIQUITY (B12).
NGR TO DANESFIELD (HOUSE)(B14).
No further information. (B26)
NRHE Insert 1999 (B27)
Sources (7)
- <7>SBC9374 Unpublished document: MR TALBOT K GREEN 1976 (SURVEY & NOTES FILED).
- <11>SBC3068 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1909. 'ON A HOARD OF BRONZE IMPLEMENTS FROM NEW BRADWELL', IN RECS OF BUCKS 9 PP437-438 & ILLUS. Vol 9.
- <12>SBC11129 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 88 SW 14 (FILED).
- <13>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <14>SBC5500 Verbal communication: G E SCRIMGEOUR FROM OS 1961 6 INCH MAP.
- <26>SBC27595 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 24-JUL-74.
- <27>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 81650 84400 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC1304)
Record last edited
Jul 14 2025 3:22PM
