Monument record 0179700000 - MAYLANDS, DAGNALL
Summary
Possible Saxon cemetery found in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Possible Saxon cemetery found in 19th century (DBC8999)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Description
IN A FIELD CALLED MAYLANDS, 7 SKELETONS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO (c1847), LYING DUE E & W (B1).
Listed by Meaney as 'doubtfully' Anglo-Saxon (B2).
MR F S GREEN, DAGNALL, POINTS OUT 'MAYLANDS' OR 'MALLANDS' FIELD (B3).
Negative watching brief carried out in March 2014 by Heritage Network Ltd during cable trenching for a solar array. Only the cut for a probably recent field drain was observed in the cable trench. See report for detail (B4).
A field called 'Marylands' is centred at SP 989162 (B5).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p676.
- <2>SBC20374 Bibliographic reference: A Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p57.
- <3>SBC5851 Verbal communication: Mr F S Green. 1977. GREEN MR F S, PERS COMM TO PIKE A R (BCM), JULY 1977, DURING FIELD VISIT.
- <4>SBC24522 Unpublished document: Heritage Network. 2014. Dagnall Farm, Main Road North, Dagnall: Monitoring Report.
- <5>SBC27546 Map: Historic England/OGS Crawford. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Annotated Map Rec 6" (OGS Crawford Udtd).
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). insert 1999.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 99000 16200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11961)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13451)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: HN1118) (EBC17676)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2026 3:47PM
