Findspot record TQ 65 NW 58 - Plaxtol, between Crouch and Claygate Cross: one Palaeolithic handaxe in Maidstone Museum, circumstances of recovery unknown
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6140 5540 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ65NW |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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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> SKE49030 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E R Harrison 1928).
- <2> SKE48039 OS Card Reference: Oral: LRA Grove Curator Maidstone Museum.
- <3> SKE42284 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25-JUN-59.
- <4> SKE3390 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 58 - June, 1959.
- <5> SWX6569 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