More information : (SU 8737 9205) Camp (NR)
Ancient British Coins found (NAT)
Keep Hill an ancient British Camp with inner and outer
entrenchments. In 1826, 11 ancient British gold coins, in
fine preservation, were found deposited in the hollow of a stone
on the hill, 5 of which were purchased by the late John Norris,
three of them were presented by him to the British Museum and one
to the Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh.
Keep Hill. Probable Hill Fort; but shown as old roads on
pre-railway plan of High Wycombe.
The features referred to are old roads, two of a series of
hollow-ways which traverse the slopes of Keep Hill. They
commence near the hill top, and descend steadily down the SE
and the steeper NE slopes of the hill towards the valley bottom
and High Wycombe. The principal (published) hollow-way on
passing into the grounds of Wycombe Abbey, via some iron gates,
becomes a terraceway. The road probably went out of use at the
time of the emparking of Wycombe Abbey Daws Hill.
The feature is not mentioned by the RCHM (1912).
(SU 8791) A bronze ornament, now in the British Museum, was
found on Keep Hill about 1862-3. It was 4 1/2" long and consisted
of a quadrangular tube or socket, with flanges round three
sides of one end, and a bust of Minerva at the other end.
Such objects have been assumed to be the ornaments on the
poles of chariots, and alleged Roman; although Renn implies
that it is Saxon in date.
IA Coin hoard from High Wycombe comprising 11 gold staters of
Tasciovanus.
SP874921 Earthwork on Keep Hill, Scheduled (8)
Descheduled (9)
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