Monument record 0173700000 - MILL ROAD, STOKENCHURCH
Summary
Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cremation cemetery found in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
Description
14-15 URNS FOUND BY LABOURERS DIGGING HOUSE FOUNDATIONS. SOME ABOUT 15CM BELOW GROUND & SOME LOWER. 2 LARGER SET IN MIDDLE WITH REST PLACED IRREGULARLY AROUND THEM. CONTAINED BLACK MOULD OR ASHES AND SMALL BONES (DESC. OF URNS & SITE)(B1).
SOUNDS LIKE LATE BA URNFIELD (B2-3).
FURTHER FINDS DETAILS (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC3453 Bibliographic reference: DELAFIELD REV T HISTORY OF STOKENCHURCH P235 (GOUG H MS. BODLEIAN 47) TRANSCRIBED IN BERKS,BUCKS&OXO.
- <2>SBC8137 Bibliographic reference: MANNING P 1898 NOTES ON THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF OXFORD & ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD, BERKS,BUCKS&OXONARCTAEOL.JNL4.
- <3>SBC6302 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP61, 166.
- <4>SBC6672 Bibliographic reference: J F HEAD MS. NOTES (INCLUDING PHOTOCOPY OF DELAFIE LD'S ORIGINAL MS. NOTES) GIVEN BY HIS WIDOW TO B..
- <5>SBC2463 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 1737.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 75400 96200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKENCHURCH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12101)
Record last edited
Apr 14 2023 9:53AM
