Findspot record TQ 65 NW 2 - Palaeolithic handaxe from Borough Green
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6130 5680 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ65NW |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | BOROUGH GREEN, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TQ 61225677) Site of palaeolithic find. (1) Note by Benj. Harrison 11.12.1892, recording finding of one palaeolithic flake on 'the Mount House slope patch' [of implement-bearing gravel] (2) Proto-Chellean handaxe of exceedingly coarse workmanship from top of Black Horse Hill, Borough Green. (Probably applies, Black Horse Lanepasess close by siting of authy 1) (3) The Harrison collection of flints has been largely dispersed, only a few selected examples being held by the Maidstone Museum. A MS catalogue of the collection, in the museum, lists the finds by period and place name, with no indication of type of implement or exact provenance. The siting given by authority 1 should be considered as only approximate. (4) TQ 613568 Findspot of two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes in Folkstone Beds geology. (5)
<1> Rec 6" (E Harrison 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49024.
<2> Harrison of Ightham 1928 185 (E Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE43709.
<3> Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in progress (OS Card Reference). SKE46312.
<4> F1 ASP 07.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41968.
<5> Oral: Mr L R A Grove, BA FSA, Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE48065.
<6> F2 ASP 25.06.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43162.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3333.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3334.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SKE49024 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E Harrison 1928).
- <2> SKE43709 OS Card Reference: Harrison of Ightham 1928 185 (E Harrison).
- <3> SKE46312 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in progress.
- <4> SKE41968 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07.05.59.
- <5> SKE48065 OS Card Reference: Oral: Mr L R A Grove, BA FSA, Curator Maidstone Museum.
- <6> SKE43162 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 25.06.59.
- <7> SKE3333 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - May, 1959.
- <8> SKE3334 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 2 - June, 1959.
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
Sep 13 2022 11:38AM