Taplow burial

Taplow burial is a grass-covered earthen mound standing about 15 feet (4.5 m) high with a base diameter of roughly 80 feet (24 m), located on the grounds of Taplow Court near the River Thames. The mound encloses a burial chamber that held skeletal remains and various Anglo-Saxon artifacts.

The mound was created around 620 when a high-ranking individual was buried there. Local antiquarians excavated the site in 1883, uncovering a timber chamber filled with remains and numerous objects.

The grave held weapons and precious items that suggest a high-ranking person from Anglo-Saxon times was buried here.

The mound itself is visible on the private grounds of Taplow Court, but the burial items such as gold buckles, bronze clasps, and glass beakers are displayed at the British Museum in London. You can view these artifacts there to understand what was found in this grave.

In a dry summer in 1995, parched ground revealed outlines of a demolished church that once stood near this pagan mound. This shows how later Christian structures were built over earlier burial sites.