Findspot record TQ 66 SW 151 - Fairseat, general area: at least four Palaeolithic handaxes and one possible flake-tool

Summary

Fairseat, general area: at least four Palaeolithic handaxes and one possible flake-tool

Location

Grid reference TQ 62010 61350 (point)
Map sheet TQ66SW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish STANSTED, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Fairseat, general area (Clay-with-flints plateau of North Downs): at least four Palaeolithic handaxes and one possible flake-tool, recorded by Roe in the 1960s in various museum collections, mostly British Museum (1); circumstances of recovery unknown, almost certainly surface-finds.
TQ 617614 and 6117616 Findspot of four Lower Palaeolithic handaxes and one retouched flake in Chalk geology. (2)


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p176 (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. p176.
  • <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 3 2025 3:44PM