Monument record 0018100000 - FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN'
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Mesolithic and Neolithic flint working site (DBC9162)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 2201 BC)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
MESOLITHIC & NEOLITHIC FLINT WORKING SITE (B1).
MATERIAL COLLECTED FROM THE SITE BY MR WALTER FILBY, BETWEEN 1971 & 1973. SITE SHOWN AS 2 FIELDS ON OS 1960 MAP BUT NOW AMALGAMATED INTO 1. FINDS FROM CENTRE OF THE PAIR (B2).
(Area centred SP 855 038) Mesolithic and Neolithic flint working site (1). Finds made in a newly ploughed field by Mr W Filby, and donated to the Bucks County Museum consist of 159 cores, 4 boxes containing scrapers, flakes, and points, a possible tranchet axe, a Neolithic adze, 13 probable RB sherds. Acc Nos 61.73 and 404.73 (B5 and B6).
More flakes were picked up during field investigation. Mr Filby could not be contacted, but Mr Figg of Manor Farm Little Hampden found a barbed and tanged arrowhead in the field (B7).
Circa SP 855 037 - SP 857 037. One tranchet axe, 17 cores and 46 unretouched blades or flakes (B4)
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC13494 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1971 19 P92.
- <2>SBC5351 Verbal communication: FILBY MR W & FARLEY M E, JAN 1972.
- <3>SBC5350 Verbal communication: FILBY MR W & FARLEY M E, MARCH 1973.
- <4>SBC17100 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES;CB.
- <5>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
- <6>SBC27727 Digital archive: Historic England/Bucks County Museum. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Musseum Accession Register.
- <7>SBC29086 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 10-OCT-74.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8560 0385 (300m by 380m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN' (Find Spot) (0018100001)
- Parent of: FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN' (Find Spot) (0018100002)
- Parent of: FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN' (Find Spot) (0018100003)
- Parent of: FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN' (Find Spot) (0018100004)
- Parent of: FIELDS 200M SW OF 'RISING SUN' (Find Spot) (0018100005)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13305)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13307)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2026 12:56PM
