Monument record TQ 55 SE 182 - Ivy Hatch, Fielder's Pit: large collection of Palaeolithic material, including 10 handaxes
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 58700 54535 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ivy Hatch, Fielder's Pit: large collection of Palaeolithic material recorded by Roe in the 1960s in Maidstone Museum, comprising 10 handaxes, 23 flakes and 5 other miscellaneous worked pieces (4), circumstances of recovery unknown. Report of early in situ recovery of worked flints in 1870 (2). Site is shown on OS mapping as tiny pit in 1896 (1), and then substantially larger sand pit in 1938, showing it as a findspot for Palaeolithic artefacts (3).
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1896, OS County Series, 1:2500 (Map). ske55102.
<2> Harrison, ER, 1928, Harrison of Ightham. , p66 (Monograph). SKE55068.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1938, OS County Series, 1:2500 (Map). ske55103.
<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p164 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE55102 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1896. OS County Series, 1:2500.
- <2> SKE55068 Monograph: Harrison, ER. 1928. Harrison of Ightham. . p66.
- <3> SKE55103 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1938. OS County Series, 1:2500.
- <4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p164.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2022 4:14PM