surface-finds of at least two Palaeolithic handaxes reported in late 19th century from east side of Oldbury Hill, "The Knoll" or "Ightham Knoll" (1, 2), one of them still in collection of Maidstone Museum recorded by Roe in the 1960s (3), and then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (4). Findspot of a Lower Palaeolithic handaxe in Folkstone Beds geology. (4)

<1> Prestwich, J., 1889, On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age, p284 (Article in serial). SKE31330.

<2> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p608 (Monograph). SWX6573.

<3> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p161 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.34 NWK 6/87 (Monograph). SWX6569.