Findspot record TQ 65 SW 17 - Goose Green gravel pit (nr Hadlow): one rough Palaeolithic handaxe found in situ in gravel
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6405 5106 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ65SW |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | EAST PECKHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TQ 64065105) Sites of Palaeolithic finds. (1) Refs to Pa implements found in gravel-pit(s) at Goose Green, Hadlow. 'Very rude palaeolithic implement' in 1879' much rolled palaeolith in 1881 or 2. A note of 1895 states that after the find of 1881 or 2, "later visits to the same place without a scrap of man being lighted on" were made. (2) 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. (3) One Palaeolithic handaxe held in Maidstone Museum, recorded by Roe in the 1960s (6).
<1> Rec 6" (E Harrison, Ightham 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49028.
<2> Harrison of Ightham 1928 85 95 142 182 200 (E Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE43734.
<3> Oral: Mr L R A Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE48061.
<4> F1 EG 16.12.58 (OS Card Reference). SKE42866.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 17 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3465.
<6> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p154 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE49028 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (E Harrison, Ightham 1928).
- <2> SKE43734 OS Card Reference: Harrison of Ightham 1928 85 95 142 182 200 (E Harrison).
- <3> SKE48061 OS Card Reference: Oral: Mr L R A Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Museum.
- <4> SKE42866 OS Card Reference: F1 EG 16.12.58.
- <5> SKE3465 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 17 - December, 1958.
- <6> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p154.
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 14 2022 1:18PM