Find Spot record 0017200000 - YEWDEN SANDPIT

Summary

Bronze Age palstave found in a sandpit to the north of Yewden at Hambleden. The find is now in the County Museum, Aylesbury, accession number 140.36. Field investigations in 1974 found that the site was occupied by a car park.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 2600 BC to 700 BC)

Description

HEAVY LOOPED PALSTAVE FOUND IN SANDPIT JUST N OF YEWDEN. NO RECORD OF ASSOCIATED OBJECTS. FORMERLY IN POSSESSION OF MR A E TAPLIN. (ILLUS) (B1).
GIVEN T0 BCM (DRAWING FILED) (B2-3).
PALSTAVE OF LATE TYPE, LATE BRONZE AGE DATE (B4).
ONLY SAND/GRAVEL PIT IN AREA ON OS MAPS IS AT NGR (B5).

(SU 78538551) A heavy looped palstave of a common type was found in a sandpit slightly north of Yewden at Hambleden. There is no record of associated objects. Date 1400-1200 BC (B9).

Presented to the County Museum, Aylesbury, by the executors of Mr E A Taplin in 1936 (Acc No 140.36) (B10).

A car park now occupies the site of the sandpit. (B11)

NRHE Insert 1999 (B12)

Sources (12)

<1>SBC6433 Article in serial: HOLLIS E 1925 4 BRONZE IMPLEMENTS, RECS OF BUCKS 11 P350 & PL.2.
<2>SBC919 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (SEE DRAWING, FILED).
<3>SBC11094 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 78 NE 14 (FILED).
<4>SBC2242 Bibliographic reference: C H DALWOOD, 1984/MDA CARDS NO AYBCM: 140X36.
<5>SBC40 Map: A R PIKE 1980 FROM OS MAPS..
<6>SBC17096 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, C.
<7>SBC6055 Bibliographic reference: HAMBLEDEN MUSEUM LOAN COLLECTION(MATERIAL LISTED BY GEORGE LAMB 1978).
<8>SBC5510 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR MAY 1988.
<9>SBC13357 Article in serial: 1924. RECORDS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 1924 VOL 11. Vol 11. p350.
<10>SBC27482 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1934-1936. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 13. Volume 13. p306.
<11>SBC27483 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments.
<12>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.

Location

Grid reference	SU 78530 85530 (point)
Civil Parish	HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

PALSTAVE / PALSTAVE (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 2600 BC to 700 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2025 3:27PM