Monument record 0291000100 - IVINGHOE BEACON

Summary

Possible location of Saxon cemetery

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CEMETERY? (7th Century - 600 AD? to 699 AD?)

Description

C7 BROOCH FOUND AT EDGE OF PLOUGHED FIELD, AT FOOT OF STEEP BANK (NGR). NOT FOUND IN SITU? HAD COME DOWN SLOPE FROM SW OR SE? THEREFORE POSSIBILITY OF EROSION FROM ADJACENT CEMETERY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, THOUGH A MORE LIKELY SPOT IS THE DISTINCT RIDGE C100M TO N - A CLASSIC CEMETERY LOCATION (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC8339 Verbal communication: Mike Farley, Andrew Pike & Mr Longstaff. INFO ON ORIGINAL FIND (JUNE 1977) AND SUBSEQUENT SITE VISIT (AUGUST 1977).

Location

Grid reference SP 95930 17130 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13991)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 3:35PM

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