Findspot record TQ 96 SW 225 - A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe

Summary

A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found by M G Cross in 1982 when digging a drain near a farmhouse at Woodlands Farm, in an area of Weald Clay geology, at 30 meters ordnance datum.

Location

Grid reference TR 0162 3365 (point)
Map sheet TR03SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish RUCKINGE, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found by M G Cross in 1982 when digging a drain near a farmhouse at Woodlands Farm, in an area of Weald Clay geology, at 30 meters ordnance datum. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].

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

Aug 15 2025 11:31AM