Find Spot record 0029601002 - ABOVE WHITELEAF CROSS

Summary

Neolithic pottery sherds found in excavation

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009532: A NEOLITHIC BARROW ON WHITELEAF HILL, 50M EAST OF WHITELEAF CROSS

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

LARGE NUMBER OF SHERDS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT INNER MOUND. 50-60 INDIVIDUAL VESSELS, GENERALLY ROUGHLY MADE & SOFT, RECOGNIZABLE. VARIOUS FABRICS/TEMPERS (B2,B8).
COMPARED WITH HURST FEN, MILDENHALL, MATERIAL (B7).
5 WHITE GRITTED & 11 FLINT GRITTED NEOLITHIC SHERDS, APPARANTLY FROM EXCAVATION, GIVEN TO BCM (B11).

Sources (4)

  • <2>SBC14055 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT L, CHILDE V G R SMITH I 1954 EXCAVATION OF A NEOLITHIC BARROW ON WHITELEAF HILL, BUCKS INPP520.
  • <7>SBC2945 Bibliographic reference: CLARK J G D 1960 EXCAVATIONS AT THE NEOLITHIC SITE AT HURST FEN; MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK IN PP526PP202-2.
  • <8>SBC1289 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS 1956, 1978 & 1984.
  • <11>SBC821 Bibliographic reference: BARKER D,STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, JANUARY 1993 (& SEE BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1993..

Location

Grid reference SP 82210 03980 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10019)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10024)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC17892)

Record last edited

Feb 21 2017 6:06PM

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