Findspot record TQ 65 SW 12 - Ightham, Four Wents (nr East Yaldham): surface-find of one Palaeolithic handaxe

Summary

Many flints found by B Harrison to the north west of Four Wents in an area of Weald Clay geology; mostly eoliths, but including two Lower Palaeolithic handaxes. May equate with the name Four Vents.

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Grid reference TQ 5930 5890 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WEST PECKHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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(TQ 61965178) Sites of Palaeolithic 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) (3). One Palaeolithic handaxe from "Four Vents" held in Dartford Museum, recorded by Roe in the 1960s (4).


<1> Rec 6" (E Harrison, Ightham 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49028.

<2> F1 EG 16.12.58 (OS Card Reference). SKE42866.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 12 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3459.

<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p170 (Monograph). SWX6570.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E Harrison, Ightham 1928).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 EG 16.12.58.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 12 - December, 1958.
  • <4> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p170.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Sep 14 2022 1:18PM