Monument record 0296300000 - 4 GRIMSDELL'S LANE,AMERSHAM
Summary
Mesolithic flint scatter found in a garden on Grimsdell's Lane
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Description
FLAKES AND CORES (00:001-002) FOUND AT 4 GRIMSDELL'S LANE, AMERSHAM, BY DR K P OAKLEY (RETAINED) AND MR E BRIDGSTOCK-CHOAT (IN BCM)(B1,B4).
THE TWO GROUPS FROM THE SAME SITE (B1,B3).
DATE OF FINDING EITHER GROUP UNKNOWN (PRE 1960?).
SU 970 988 A handful of Mesolithic flint flakes and "one or two" cores found at 2 Chestnut Close and 4 Grindsell's Lane, Amersham by Dr K P Oakley and retained by him.
No 2 Chestnut Close is at SU 9703 9887, No 4 Grindsell's Lane is at SU 9671 9873. Dr Oakley now lives in Oxford; no further information (B2 & B5).
Two cores and a `blade or flake, unretouched' noted in gazetteer (B6).
NRHE insert 1998 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC1417 Unpublished document: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 2963.
- <2>SBC1819 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1966. 'MESOLITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM LEY HILL', IN RECS OF BUCKS 18 P60.
- <3>SBC9530 Verbal communication: MRS V BRIDGSTOCK-CHOAT TO J ROYSTON (BCM). 1978. PERS COMM, AUGUST 1978 (CIRCUMSTANCES OF RECOVERY OF FINDS.
- <4>SBC1020 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 501.78.
- <5>SBC28394 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NKB 13-SEP-74.
- <6>SBC9986 Bibliographic reference: J J Wymer & C J Bonsall. 1977. GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC AND UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 96710 98730 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13284)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 11:41AM
