Find Spot record 0001804001 - DESBOROUGH CASTLE

Summary

A Chipped flint axe with flakings of Mesolithic character found at Desborough Castle.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

CHIPPED FLINT AXE WITH FLAKING OF MESOLITHIC CHARACTER (B6). FOUND MANY YEARS AGO (B7).

Chipped flint axe with flakings of Mesolithic character, Desborough Castle (SU 84 93). Found "many years ago". No further information (B6).

NRHE Inseet 1998 (B36)

Sources (3)

  • <6>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire.
  • <7>SBC11368 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS (FILED).
  • <36>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 84710 93320 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13883)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2025 12:39PM

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