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Findspot record TQ 76 NE 304 - Mid-Bronze Age rapier findspot
Summary
A mid Bronze Age rapier was found in 1909 on the site of the "British Queen" public house in Chatham High Street. Now in Rochester Museum. It was c.36cm in length with a lozenge shaped section
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 76190 67560 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NE |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Arch. Cant. 45, 1933, 185. (R.F. Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE37009.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, LMARG record extracts, pers comm.-KCC, 8/10/92. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Arch Cant. 45, p.183-5. (OS Card Reference). SKE36471.
<2> F1 AC 29-OCT-51 (OS Card Reference). SKE41849.
<3> The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland 1981 12 (CB Burgess and S Gerloff) (OS Card Reference). SKE50333.
<4> Arch of Kent 1930 102 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36865.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 4 - October, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4030.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE37009 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 45, 1933, 185. (R.F. Jessup).
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. LMARG record extracts, pers comm.-KCC, 8/10/92..
- <2>XY SKE36471 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant. 45, p.183-5.. [Mapped feature: #16434 Find, ]
- <2> SKE41849 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 29-OCT-51.
- <3> SKE50333 OS Card Reference: The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland 1981 12 (CB Burgess and S Gerloff).
- <4> SKE36865 OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 102 (RF Jessup).
- <5> SKE4030 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 4 - October, 1951.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2021 12:01PM