TQ 53 NE 6 - Mesolithic blades, Long Meads, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells

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Findspot record TQ 53 NE 6 - Mesolithic blades, Long Meads, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells

Summary

Two or three Mesolithic blades were previously found near Long Meads, Rusthall. The finds were given to Tunbridge Wells Musuem where they are believed to remain. No further information about their discovery was available.

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Grid reference	TQ 5581 3958 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ53NE
Civil Parish	RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
County	KENT
District	TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Full Description

[Area centred TQ 5581 3959] Three Me. blades on Exhibition in Tunbridge Wells Museum are listed as being from Long Meads, Rusthall. The curator, Mrs. Bradley, could offer no further information. Unpublished: no Museum Acc No. (1) TQ 558397 (sited to place name only) Long Meads, Rusthall, two mesolithic blade/flakes found. Information from J. . Money, finds in Tunbridge Wells Museum. (2)

<1> F1 CFW 16-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42600.

<2> CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz of Me sites in Eng and Wales 160 (J J Wymer) (OS Card Reference). SKE38867.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 53 NE 6 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2705.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE42600 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 16-JAN-63.
<2> SKE38867 OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz of Me sites in Eng and Wales 160 (J J Wymer).
<3>XY SKE2705 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 53 NE 6 - January, 1963. [Mapped feature: #12438 find, ]