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Pleistocene Environmental Findspot record TR 23 NW 809 - Mammal bones and molluscan remains in pleistocene bone-bed at Folkestone Battery
Summary
Folkestone Battery, excavation into Bone-Bed in mid-19th century: beds of Drift at c. 25-30m OD containing mammal bones and molluscan remains.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2310 3596 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Mackie SJ, 1851, On a deposit at Folkestone containing bones of mammalia (Article in serial). SKE29877.
<2> Falconer H, 1868, Notes on a collection of fossil bones discovered in a section of gravel in excavating the Folkestone Battery, pp564-569 (Article in serial). SKE29866.
<3> Evans J, 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain., p543 (Monograph). SKE32244.
<4> Topley, W, 1875, The Geology of the Weald. , pp163-165 (Monograph). SKE29894.
<5> Bridgland DR, Keen DH, Green CP, Bowen DQ, Sykes GA, 1995, Last Interglacial deposits at Folkestone, Kent (Article in serial). SKE29854.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE29877 Article in serial: Mackie SJ. 1851. On a deposit at Folkestone containing bones of mammalia. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 7: 257-262..
- <2> SKE29866 Article in serial: Falconer H. 1868. Notes on a collection of fossil bones discovered in a section of gravel in excavating the Folkestone Battery. Palaeontological Memoirs and Notes 2: 564-569.. pp564-569.
- <3> SKE32244 Monograph: Evans J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain.. p543.
- <4> SKE29894 Monograph: Topley, W. 1875. The Geology of the Weald. . pp163-165.
- <5> SKE29854 Article in serial: Bridgland DR, Keen DH, Green CP, Bowen DQ, Sykes GA. 1995. Last Interglacial deposits at Folkestone, Kent. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 106: 183-193..
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2023 2:15PM