Find Spot record 0293302000 - ROQUES PIECE, TAPLOW

Summary

Neolithic arrowhead found in Roque's Piece

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Description

FLINT 'JAVELIN HEAD' FOUND BY JAMES RUTLAND IN 1890'S IN ROQUES PIECE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION (B4-5).



[NRHE description] A flint javelin head was found (c 1883) in "Roques Piece", Taplow (SU 9182). (B1)

A Neolithic flint scraper found at "Roques Piece", presented to the Aylesbury Museum (Acc No 167.62) by Reading Museum (B9).

Roques Piece is centred at SU 913821 (b11) now occupied by modern housing. No further information (B10).

Sources (7)

  • <4>SBC11528 Article in serial: John Parker. 1884. 'PREHISTORIC MAN: WITH SOME ALLUSIONS TO HIS RELATIONSHIP TO BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 5 PP289-320. Vol 5, part 6. p318.
  • <5>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p166.
  • <8>SBC11190 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 49 (NOT RETAINED).
  • <9>SBC27653 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1960-1963. Buckinghamshire County Museum Report 1960-1963.
  • <10>SBC28345 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 11-JUL-74.
  • <11>SBC28346 Map: 1839. Tithe Map Taplow - 1839.
  • <12>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 91280 82130 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12794)

Record last edited

Nov 12 2025 9:09AM

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