Findspot record TQ 56 SE 91 - Kingsdown, Crowslands: one Palaeolithic handaxe

Summary

Kingsdown, Crowslands: one Palaeolithic handaxe, circumstances of recovery unknown (presumed surface-find)

Location

Grid reference TQ 57950 60950 (point)
Map sheet TQ56SE
County KENT
Civil Parish WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Kingsdown, Crowslands: one Palaeolithic handaxe recorded by Roe in the 1960s in collection of London Institute of Archaeology (1), circumstances of recovery unknown (presumed surface-find). Property Crowslands is on edge of Gravelpit Wood, with a historic gravel pit at NGR 557715 161235. This handaxe may have been a surface-find from the field to south and east of Crowslands, or perhaps alternatively could have come from the woods or pit to the NW.


<1> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p164 (Monograph). SWX6570.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p164.

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

May 15 2025 3:17PM