Findspot record TQ 65 NW 58 - Plaxtol, between Crouch and Claygate Cross: one Palaeolithic handaxe in Maidstone Museum, circumstances of recovery unknown

Summary

Plaxtol, between Crouch and Claygate Cross: one Palaeolithic handaxe in Maidstone Museum, circumstances of recovery unknown

Location

Grid reference TQ 6140 5540 (point)
Map sheet TQ65NW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TQ 61455538) Site of paleolithic finds. (1) 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. (2) TQ 614554 Findspots of Palaeolithic implements in Hythe Beds geology. (5)


<1> Rec 6" (E R Harrison 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49030.

<2> Oral: LRA Grove Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE48039.

<3> F1 ASP 25-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42284.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 58 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3390.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], NWK6.77 and NWK 6/86 (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E R Harrison 1928).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Oral: LRA Grove Curator Maidstone Museum.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25-JUN-59.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 58 - June, 1959.
  • <5> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. NWK6.77 and NWK 6/86.

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

Jul 9 2025 11:43AM