Monument record 0029400000 - ABOVE WHITELEAF CROSS
Summary
Neolithic to Bronze Age bowl barrow recorded in earthwork and geophysical surveys.
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1009355: A BOWL BARROW ON WHITELEAF HILL, 90M NORTH OF WHITELEAF CROSS (DBC7101)
- Planning Notification Area: Chalk cross, prehistoric barrows and World War I practice trenches on Whiteleaf Hill (DBC9581)
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Type and Period (1)
- BOWL BARROW? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 1600cm, Width 1300cm, Height 50cm.
Plan Form - Oval.
Remains of tumulus (B1-2).
At NGR (B3).
Not located (B4).
Flattened oval mound: ditch represented by narrow levelled area 1m wide around base. Slight traces of 2m wide external bank on N & E. Cross-shaped trench cut into mound centre: Scott's excavation (see CASS 00296) has altered original form. Survey (B6-7).
Condition survey 2000 (B8).
Geophysical surveys carried out by Bartlett-Clark Consultancy in September 2002 and June 2003 identified ditch-like anomalies, possibly from the barrow ditch although irregular and incomplete. See detailed report (B10).
Sources (13)
- ---SBC17415 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/21. SP\822039. Yes.
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p263.
- <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p162.
- <3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <4>SBC13985 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1992. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
- <5>SBC988 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1970. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1970.
- <6>SBC5069 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E MAY 1991 FIELD VISIT.
- <7>SBC16786 Article in serial: Julia Wise. 1991. 'A Survey of Prehistoric and Later Earthworks on Whiteleaf Hill', in Recs of Bucks 33 PP108-113. Vol 33.
- <8>SBC19447 Unpublished document: Kidd S. 2000. Whiteleaf Hill site visit and condition report.
- <9>SBC19161 Unpublished document: Michael Farley Archaeology. 2000. Whiteleaf Local Nature Reserve, Princes Risborough.
- <9>SBC25936 Unpublished document: Michael Farley Archaeology. 2000. Whiteleaf Local Nature Reserve: Texts for Interpretation of the Archaeology and History of the Site.
- <10>SBC22176 Unpublished document: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2004. Whiteleaf Hill, Princes Risborough: Report on Archaeogeophysical Surveys 2002-3.
- <11>SBC23046 Article in serial: Gill Hey, Caroline Dennis & Andrew Mayes. 2007. 'Archaeological Investigations on Whiteleaf Hill, Princes Risborough, 2002-6', in Records of Bucks 47 pp1-80. Vol 47, Part 2.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 82183 04093 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Survey: Condition survey (EBC15939)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16513)
- Event - Survey: Historical and archaeological study of Whiteleaf Local Nature Reserve (EBC17910)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1384)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC14057)
- Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC11093)
Record last edited
Nov 22 2024 1:40PM
