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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) |
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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> SWX6570 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