Ightham, Highfield and Islefield: numerous surface finds in late 19th century of Palaeolithic handaxes (1, 2, 3), at least 14 still extant in various museum collections and recorded by Roe in the 1960s (4), then listed in the Southern Rivers Project in the 1990s (5)

<1> Spurrell FCJ, , 1883, Palaeolithic implements found in West Kent. , p94 (Article in serial). ske32204.

<2> Prestwich, J., 1889, On the occurrence of Palaeolithic flint implements in the neighbourhood of Ightham Kent, their distribution and probable age, pp 274, 280, 283-284 (Article in serial). SKE31330.

<3> Bennett, FJ, 1907, Ightham: The story of a Kentish village and its surroundings, p34(Fig.) (Bibliographic reference). SKE31344.

<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p156 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.26 (Monograph). SWX6569.