Findspot record TQ 46 SE 10 - Halstead, Currie Farm: surface find of two Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 49165 60100 (point) estimated from sources |
---|---|
Map sheet | TQ46SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | SHOREHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Palaeolithic ovate (closely resembling that from Swalecliffe (see TR 16 NW 4) found on the surface on the border of Currie Wood, near Currie Farm (3) between Knockholt and Shoreham, by Evans in 1869. (1) Curry Wood was a coppice cleared piecemeal about 100 years ago for small holdings. It was centred at TQ 488604 and the name still survives locally. (a) No further information on this or any subsequent finds was gained among the small holdings, or from past and present farmers of Curry Farm adjoining. (2) TQ 4960 Findspot of two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes in Clay-with-flints geology. (3-7)
<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p155 (Monograph). SWX6570.
<2> ASI 1897 605 (J Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE37408.
<3> H A Eder "Curry Wood Farm" (small holding) (OS Card Reference). SKE43651.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 46 SE 10 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2699.
<5> F1 CFW 06-Apr-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42447.
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK2.17 (Monograph). SWX6569.
<7> Prestwich J, , 1891, On the age, formation, and successive drift-stages of the Darent; with remarks on the Palaeolithic implements of the district, and on the origin of the Chalk escarpment. , p129-130 (Article in serial). SKE55094.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p155.
- <2> SKE37408 OS Card Reference: ASI 1897 605 (J Evans).
- <3> SKE43651 OS Card Reference: H A Eder "Curry Wood Farm" (small holding).
- <4> SKE2699 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 46 SE 10 - April, 1964.
- <5> SKE42447 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 06-Apr-64.
- <6> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK2.17.
- <7> SKE55094 Article in serial: Prestwich J, . 1891. On the age, formation, and successive drift-stages of the Darent; with remarks on the Palaeolithic implements of the district, and on the origin of the Chalk escarpment. . Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 47: 126-163. p129-130.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)
Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 1:28PM