Saxon Graves on Castle Hill

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Saxon Grave 33. A knife, amber bead, brooch and cosmetic tweezers were found with the skeleton. The tree trunk indicates the position of the current farm house. Grave 14 is the one on the right.
Grave 14. With the bones of a middle-aged woman were effects which indicated a person of status
Looking towards Wheatley and Holtom. Grave 32 is bottom right. Bullsdown Barns are to the left
Grave goods from Saxon Grave 14
Grave goods from Saxon Grave 14 include two bronze-gilt dish brooches with garnet centres; a silver ring; a 6 inch bronze knife to a bronze buckled belt; a necklace of 25 amber beads; three glass and two crystal beads; and a Celtic silver ring pin
The Cuddesdon bowl found in a Saxon burial ground in Bishop's Palace Park, Cuddesdon, in 1847. Now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Map showing location of Saxon graves - from Rose Robinson 'book' on inside cover. Map probably drawn by Jack Turner

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Information from Rose Bobinson book

Archive Notes:

Saxon Graves were discovered on Castle Hill in 1882 and excavated with the help of the Ashmolean Museum. 6 photographs (including 3 Henry Taunt). Courtesy of Oxon County Libraries and Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) For further information a publication, 'Roman and Saxon Wheatley' by John Fox is available in WVA

Archive Number:

A 1553