Monument record 0297500000 - TURWESTON

Summary

Saxon burial found in the nineteenth century, with some metalwork

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

A/S SHIELD BOSS, SPEARHEAD, KNIFE. INHUMATION BURIAL (B1). SPEARHEAD FOUND AT GASWORKS NR SITE OF BRACKLEY CASTLE, 1867 (SO IN NORTHANTS). SHIELD BOSS PROBABLY FOUND BETWEEN BRACKLEY & TURWESTON, C19. SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH SPEARHEAD BUT PROBABLY NOT SO. NO KNOWLEDGE OF KNIFE (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC10912 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP63 NW3,FILED.
  • <2>SBC9185 Bibliographic reference: MOORE W R G,NORTHAMPTON MUSEUM,JAN 1978 (SEE LETTE R FILED).
  • <3>SBC10373 Map: OS 1955 1:10560 MAP.

Location

Grid reference SP 60000 37800 (point)
Civil Parish TURWESTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12788)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 9:13PM

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