Find Spot record 0235800000 - GAYHURST SCHOOL GROUNDS

Summary

Palaeolithic or Mesolithic flint axe fragment found in the grounds of Gayhurst School - A Palaeolithic implement was found on the north side of railway embankment near Bull Lane.

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

FOUND BY MR G COOPER. FLINT IS BLACK, WHITE PATINATED AND COULD BE THE TIP OF A BROKEN PALAEOLITHIC AXE, BUT COULD ALSO BE FROM A FRACTURED TRANCHET. FINE SHALLOW FLAKING. DONATED TO MUSEUM BY MR COOPER (B1-3).


Palaeolithic implement found on N side of railway embankment near Bull Lane (SU 995893) (B2)

NRHE insert 1998 (B4)

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC1396 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 2358.
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p152.
  • <3>SBC28190 Verbal communication: Mr G Cooper. 1943. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments - Mr G Cooper, 17.9.1943.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 99310 89360 (point)
Civil Parish CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • AXEHEAD (Early Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 4001 BC?)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12836)

Record last edited

Sep 15 2025 2:01PM

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