Monument record 0062401000 - BAYTREE COTTAGE, BACK LANE

Summary

Possible Saxon cremation suggested by find of pottery urn in early twentieth century

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CREMATION (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)

Description

SAXON URN FOUND NEAR LARGE TREE IN STREAM OPPOSITE COTTAGE (B2). SINGLE CREMATION (B4). BACK LANE NOW KINGSMEAD ROAD. COTTAGE FORMERLY STOOD AT SU8990 9063. NO FURTHER INFORMATION (B5). (ALSO INTERPRETED AS AN INHUMATION CEMETERY: SEE 00:000).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC6217 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1946 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, AD 450-700 IN RECSOFBUCKS14P312"".
  • <2>SBC6270 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS P160 (SEE ALSO HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH OS & BRITISH MUSEUM, F.
  • <3>SBC8309 Bibliographic reference: MEANEY A 1964 GAZETTEER OF EARLY ANGLO-SAXON BURIAL SITES P58.
  • <4>SBC10079 Map: ORDNANCE SURVEY 1966 MAP OF BRITAIN IN THE DARK AGES (2ND EDITION) MAP & P47.
  • <5>SBC11148 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 89 SE 42 (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 89900 90600 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14188)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2017 3:54PM

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