Findspot record TQ 56 NE 219 - Horton Kirby, Speed Gate: surface finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes from general area

Summary

Horton Kirby, Speed Gate: surface finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes and other worked flints (including rough-outs and waste flakes) from general area

Location

Grid reference TQ 57800 65800 (point)
Map sheet TQ56NE
County KENT
Civil Parish FAWKHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Horton Kirby, Speed Gate: surface finds of two Palaeolithic handaxes and other worked flints (including rough-outs and waste flakes) from general area, held in collections of various museums (British Museum, Dartford Museum and London Institute of Archaeology) recorded by Roe in the 1960s. (1) TQ 578658 Findspot of two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes, one roughout and two flakes in Clay-with-flints geology. (2)


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p157 (Monograph). SWX6570.

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p157.
  • <2> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].

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

Jul 4 2025 1:20PM