Find Spot record 0025800001 - STONE BRIDGE, BICESTER ROAD

Summary

Early Iron Age metalwork found in bed of River Thame.

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

IRON SPEARHEAD; POSSIBLY EARLY IRON AGE, APPARENTLY COPIED FROM BRONZE AGE PATTERN. FOUND WITH ANGLO-SAXON & VIKING OBJECTS ABOUT 4FT BELOW THE RIVER BED. SAID ALSO TO BE BENEATH A STONY LAYER; POSSIBLY THE BED OF AN OLD FORD? (B2).

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  • <2>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.

Location

Grid reference SP 79570 15190 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (Early Iron Age - 700 BC? to 401 BC?)

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  • Event - Intervention: River find (EBC12720)

Record last edited

Oct 9 2013 7:40PM

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